It’s official! The NBA All-Star game will be returning to Los Angeles in 2018! Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement that All-Star weekend will take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles for the 3rd time (Hosted previously in 2004 and 2011). The weekend in L.A. will kick off February 16th with the Rising Stars Challenge then the infamous Saturday Night Festivities on the 17th‚ and concludes with the 67th All Star Game on the 18th (For those looking for dates). The Lakers and Clippers will
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The game of basketball is not a game of skill anymore‚ it is a game of fouls. This is not enjoyable to watch‚ no one who plays the game knows any of the rules. “When little kids watch basketball on tv it inspires them to play like that in their Youth League‚ and they take it to a whole other level.” (Bythe‚pg.9). Basketball is a team sport. No one wants to play with you if a you’re a hog ball‚ if you’re selfish‚ or if you try to show off. Basketball‚ like all sports can be explained by science
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The NBA will always have popularity in the United States. It’s popularity is rising very fast and it will be hard for them to maintain a fan base like that. With all the drama with players and teams it is not hard to get views. Also with players only getting better and better people will naturally be interested. That is why I think the NBA will only get more popular. Social media is a huge help for the NBA. All the players and coaches have some form of social media.That means with a single post
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The thesis is an essay about the difference between NBA media contrasting from the past to the present on national television. In Particular this thesis analyses the implementation of television broadcast of the NBA and how coverage changed the game. The games themselves were broken down into four segments: pregame‚ halftime‚ postgame‚ and game coverage. The pregame show was further sectioned into four areas: the opening part of the broadcast‚ which in broadcasting terminology is known as a tease
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L.L. COOL J was born as James Todd Smith‚ on January 14‚ 1968‚ in Long island‚ New York City‚ to his parents James and Ondrea smith. As a child he was called Todd‚ and didn’t have a very happy childhood. When he was only four‚ he saw his mother and grandfather get shot by his own father. After recovering from their injuries‚ his mother began dating a young physical therapist she met when she was in the hospital. He treated ondrea kindly‚ but for years he abused Todd‚ which resulted in Todd becoming
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Jamaris Atkins Eberhardt ENGL 1101 Compare & Contrast 31 October 2014 LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony LeBron James versus Carmelo Anthony is a very tough matchup and it is hard to pick the best one. They both are great players‚ but my opinion is LeBron James and there are many reasons why. They both came in the NBA in 2003. They both played twelve NBA seasons. Their career stats are totally different‚ but some maybe the same. They come from two different places. Carmelo is older than LeBron by exactly
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CLEVELAND -- Celtics forward Gordon Hayward was stretchered off the floor in Cleveland after suffering a horrific-looking ankle injury a little more than five minutes into his Boston debut Tuesday night. The team later announced that Hayward fractured his ankle. Hayward’s left leg bent awkwardly after he went up for an alley-oop pass‚ collided with LeBron James and collapsed under the basket with 6 minutes‚ 45 seconds left in the first quarter. Teammates and Cavaliers players‚ including James‚
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Basketball Activity Class Sherwood Middle School has just added a new elective class for students to attend. This class is the Basketball Activity Class. The basketball Activity class is and elective that a lot of students are excited for. Around the school‚ students are saying that this class is their favorite one yet. This elective class also seems to be a popular one. Many students were wishing that they could’ve had the class as one of their electives. This class is one that teaches the
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I am 31 born on December 30‚1984. I’m 6‚8 and my starting positions are small forward and Power forward.I lived in Akron‚Ohio. I went to st vincent‚mary high school. When i was on my last year of high school my last year of high school basketball. I was ruled ineligible the last 5 games of the season because of the gifts including $845 worth of athletic Jerseys and‚ I was driving around in a $150‚000 sports utility vehicle. From his mother‚ who didn’t work. In 2003 to 2010 I was on cleveland Cavaliers
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It was a foggy morning ‚I’m getting ready for a basketball game. When I was ready T.Green picked me up. T.Green was my dad homeboy. We drove to the gym‚for the game. “You ready‚”T.Green said to me.”Yeah I said. I felt bold this game. The game started and I was the point guard. In first quarter something tragic happened. I went to the basketball and ran into someone. The kid was bleeding. The kid was crying like a newborn baby. But I didn’t care. I was to focus on my tooth‚it felt weird. The ref told
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