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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How Teams Can Beat the Golden State Warriors By Zaheer E. Clarke A week ago‚ I declared to the loyal followers of my column‚ Facebook page‚ and blog that I have found the formula of how teams can beat the Golden State Warriors. After Saturday night’s victory by the San Antonio Spurs over the Golden State Warriors‚ 87-79‚ I believe Spurs’ coach Greg Popovich and his team of coaches have also found the formula‚ or worse‚ the Spurs organization have clandestinely hacked my personal computer. I may need
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helped make it the main brand of athletic shoes worldwide. He said that he didn’t like the traditional advertisements for many many businesses but soon some of his commercial advertisements featured endorsements from athletes such as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Nike also created a slogan also known world wide "Just Do It.". Even the people who weren’t technically caught up with all the new trends in this generations knew exactly what brand name that slogan belonged to and
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underestimate the problems you overcome‚ they could help you out later. Michael Jordan and Joan of Arc are great examples of people who overcame obstacles to become the person they are today. They both proved people wrong and used their problems to become stronger. Though completely different time periods‚ Joan of Arc and Michael Jordan are very similar. They were both bogged down by peers and adults‚ and not given a chance. “Jordan did not make the Laney High School varsity
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A Report on the Product/Services/Promotional Strategies Offered by Nike I visited the website of Nike‚ one of the most widely known sellers of athletic footwear‚ equipment and apparel in the world. The message that I got from Nike is “if you have a body‚ you are an athlete”. This is a very clever message because not only is the company trying to target athletes‚ they are targeting everyone in the whole entire world. Everyone has a body so everyone has the potential to be an athlete. This is
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style ranking with five levels Bill Simmons has who he thinks should be where‚ as of 2009‚ and each level getting smaller and smaller due to the higher standard. It all ends with the 12 best of all time‚ sitting atop the pyramid like kings with Michael Jordan number one. Again there was no one other than Simmons to write this book. “You could dress me red‚ drop in into a Crips neighborhood‚ tell me that I have 12 minutes to start a high-caliber NBA conversation before somebody puts a cap in my ass
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Chasing the Ghost of Chicago There are many great people that has been fortunate enough to display such athleticism in the National Basketball Association also known as the NBA. Ever since Michael Jordan people refuse to think that there will ever be anyone better then him‚ but the writer of this essay will ensure you that there is hope of dethroning of the title of being the Greatest of all time also known as G.O.A.T. Lebron James is the next thing to greatness; he is nicknamed “The King”‚ which
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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 just passed Michael Jordan to become the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring leader‚ and the first player to average a triple-double in NBA Finals history. I believe LeBron James is a transformational leader; he brings optimism and greatness to the
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Jerry West‚ one of the great players to ever play in the NBA‚ once talked about Kobe Bryant’s work ethic “What’s most impressive about this young man are his desire‚ his work ethic‚ his competitive nature. [Bryant] comes to the arena at 4:30‚ before anybody is here‚ and works on his game alone. He has incredible skills and the desire to be a great player.” Countless amounts of hours in training‚ preparation‚ and dedication are devoted towards becoming a professional athlete. No matter what sport
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Since then‚ Kobe Bryant’s shoe line has been popular and top-selling next to Michael Jordan’s signature Jordan. “The Nike Zoom Kobe 1 made its debut and has been one of the most popular signature shoe lines since then” (Treutel). His shoes are worn by many people and became more and more popular every year. Kobe Bryant’s shoe line changed how
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