the forwards played defense and passed the rebounds they got to the center. Basketball has come far from the first game in 1891. Many men and women have made names for themselves over the years. Some of the best players in basketball consist of Michael Jordan‚ Larry Bird‚ Patrick Ewing‚ and Magic Johnson just to name a few. Sheryl Swoopes‚ Susie McConnell‚ Cynthia Cooper‚ Lisa Leslie‚ and Rebecca Lobo are some of the best players to have played in the WNBA. Along with these greats‚ there are many aspiring
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Seoul‚ the American team pulled out all the stops and assembled a basketball squad the likes of which had never been seen in Olympic play before. The roster of that 1992 team reads like a wall in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Michael Jordan‚ Larry Bird‚ Magic Johnson‚ Charles Barkley‚ David Robinson‚ Scottie Pippin‚ John Stockton‚ Patrick Ewing‚ and Clyde Drexler all played in Barcelona that year. And indeed‚ in 2010 the entire Dream Team was inducted into the Hall of Fame. The
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chocolates‚ and offers Calvin tickets for the next game. Calvin obtains a pair of old sneakers from a thrift store reportedly used by a great basketball player when he was a boy. The shoes have the initials MJ on them‚ so Calvin thinks they belonged to Michael Jordan. Calvin’s sneakers are taken by a bully named Ox who throws them onto an overhead power line. Calvin tries to retrieve them that night in a rainstorm and gets shocked by a lightning bolt.
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The sport of basketball is one of the best sports ever to be invented. This sport features some of the best women and men to have ever played the sport; such as Lebron James‚ Candise Parker‚ Reggie miller‚ Michael Jordan‚ Stephen Curry and more. The sport has been around for many decades. This is a very simple and easy sport to play. The first thing you will need is a basketball; secondly you will need a hoop. I will start of by teaching you the basics of the game; which are dribbling the ball and
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the sport began‚ it relied heavily on pure athletic talent and good coaching skills. As the years progressed and the sport of basketball advanced‚ it gave birth to countless NBA players that became household names. To name a few‚ these include Michael Jordan‚ LeBron James‚ and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In spite of their natural abilities‚ their contributions to the sport of basketball would have never existed without the guidance of their coaches. Although athletes remain the topic of discussion in various
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LeBron is good! But will never be better than Kobe!! The success these two have encountered is beyond incredible‚ yet fans and analyst will always compare them. The best always has to be recognized in a major sport. Some say LeBron is best‚ and some say Kobe as I’m in that group. In the 2003-2004 NBA draft‚ the Cleveland Cavaliers selected the number one prospect in the country. LeBron James drafted directly out of St. Vincent- St. Mary High School‚ was the best pick that year. In his debut season
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students. By the early 1900s‚ basketball was played in roughly 90 colleges and has grown to be one of the best sports today. It has been played at by many who aspire to be the greatest sports athletes of their time. Many stars and legends like Michael Jordan‚ for example‚ are names forever in our memories. Many of the things they have done like doing a slam dunk from the foul line have been forever memorized in our heads and hearts. Many younger athletes have had their lives forever changed after
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didn’t. I learned that if I want to go anywhere in life I need to push myself to my limits. I also learned that many successful people have a lot of grit. Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates‚ and many others have grit as well as strong‚ powerful athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. Many people who were once unsuccessful and were put down‚ pulled themselves
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I became a Chicago Bulls fan when I started playing travel basketball. Being a Chicago Bulls fan for a long time was hard when I found out that Jay Williams‚ number 22‚ may not be able to play basketball ever again. But why? What is the truth behind this story? Read on to find out. HISTORY You would hear the announcer shouting‚ “ Number 22‚ Jay Williams‚ from Duke University‚ starting point guard.” He went to St. Joseph’s and then attended the University of Duke. In high school he was “ The First
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“Who’s better?” Since Lebron James has entered the NBA people argued who was better between him and Kobe Bryant or who was closer to playing on the same level as the great Michael Jordan. People use the argument that Kobe is playing closer to Jordan’s performance level because of the amount of champion ships he has won 5 rings to Jordan’s 6 rings. For those Who Actually watch the game of basketball it is not about how many champion ships a person one for him to be a great basketball because
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