The NBA - National Basketball Association - was created on August 3‚ 1949‚ when the BAA - Basketball Association of America - merged with its erstwhile rival - the National Basketball League. The BAA had been around for three years previously‚ while the NBL was founded way back in 1937. When these two rivals merged in 1949‚ they had 17 franchises throughout the United States. By 1954‚ these franchises had been consolidated until it reached an all-time minimum of 8 franchises. Incidentally‚ all of
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Michael Jordan was the great NBA basketball player; he was one of the best players to ever step foot on a basketball court. Although the battle was not ever easy for Jordan‚ he faced all adversity‚ and he rose to the occasion‚ Jordan won championships on every team he ever played for‚ so he was just that amazing. He has a room full of trophies‚ a collection of championship rings‚ a couple gold metals‚ and he still has the best knowledge of anyone to every play the game. Although he was phenomenal
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The Goat v.s The King There are many good even great players to play the game of basketball such as Larry Bird‚ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‚ and Wilt Chamberlain. There is a bunch of chatter going on around the world debating whether Michael Jordan or Lebron James is better. Many people would say that Lebron James is the best player to play in the NBA to this day. I would have to disagree and say that Michael Jordan is the best player ever. Michael Jordan statistically beats Lebron in regular season points
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Lebron James vs. Michael Jordan Lebron James and Michael Jordan are both considered to be amazing athletes in the game of basketball‚ although for different reasons. Many people compare the two athletes because of their level of excellence they bring to the game and how they got to that level. Since they play the same position‚ that allows for even more connections to be drawn between the two. Michael and Lebron have each been awarded the NBA rookie of the year. However‚ each player received
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LeBron James‚ is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). James‚ hands down‚ is currently the best player in the NBA. He is a three-time NBA champion‚ three-time NBA finals MVP‚ four-time NBA most valuable player‚ 13-time NBA all-star‚ two-time NBA all-star game most valuable player‚ 11-time All-NBA first team‚ two-time All-NBA second team‚ and a five-time NBA all-defensive first team (land of basketball.com). Also‚ he recently
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Bridger Dawson Writing about sports Research based argument May 3‚ 12 Best of the Best The whistle blows‚ signaling the end of the timeout. There’s three seconds left in the NBA Finals Championship Game. The Bulls find themselves down by one after giving up a layup to the Cavaliers. At this point you know the ball is going into one mans hands; the man trusted to make so many clutch shots in his career‚ the man who lives for these situations‚ Michael Jordan. The ball is handed to the player
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"There’s Michael‚ then there is the rest of us‚" Magic Johnson famously quoted. Even the brilliant stars of his era praise Michael’s greatness. This shows how great he really is on the court. Michael has the unique combination of grace‚ power‚ speed‚ quickness‚ and an unquenchable competitive desire. But‚ who knew that Michael was cut from the varsity team when he was a sophomore at Laney High School? Are you out of your mind! I know that if I were the coach‚ I would definitely keep a guy of Michael’s
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Giving Back to the Community Title of article: Lebron James: Promise of an education Tuesday‚ August 21‚ 2012 NBA Cares pages 1-2 The article I have chosen is about LeBron James giving back to the community of Akron. He wants to decrease the dropout rate of students in school by motivating them to stay in school and study. The Akron school area has a dropout rate of 24 percent which is a lot of students giving up on their life and potentially becoming nothing. When LeBron launched this
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One and Done I am a huge college and NBA basketball fan like millions of other Americans. I love to watch my favorite college players go to the NBA and follow their career. The NBA has allowed high school basketball players to choose if they want to go directly to the NBA or go to college since 1971. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s it became more common for high school players like Lebron James‚ Kevin Garnett ‚ and many other players choose to
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Phil Jackson coached the Chicago Bulls basketball team to one of the longest winning streaks in professional sports. In his book‚ Sacred Hoops‚ he describes his approach to coaching a group of acknowledged stars. He clearly understands that simply collecting a set of outstanding players does not a championship team make. One way of understanding his approach is to think of every problem or project having components in four different spheres: 1. Mental‚ logical‚ scientific‚ technical 2. Systems
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