who took over coaching duties for a team of African-American players originally known as the Savoy Big Five (after the famous Chicago ballroom where they played their early games). At a time when only whites were allowed to play on professional basketball teams‚ Saperstein decided to promote his new team’s racial makeup by naming them after Harlem‚ the famous African-American neighborhood of New York City. The son of a tailor‚ Saperstein sewed their red‚ white and blue uniforms (emblazoned with the
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CITE: Wood v. National Basketball Association‚ 809 F.2d. 954 (2d. Cir. 1987) FACTS: Leon Wood was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA annual college draft on 1984 NBA draft. After being unsuccessful during contract negotiations‚ Wood was offered a one year contract at $75‚000. Patrick Williams‚ Vice President and General Manager of Philadelphia the contract was offered to Wood not because of the limitations of the 1983 memorandum agreement‚ but to preserve Philadelphia’s exclusive right
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borns on September 12.1980 in Shanghai China. He is an only child.As a child‚he grews rapidly.And then‚started playing basketball at age nine‚and went to a junior sports school at the same age.His parents are former athlete in China‚so he has a perfect environment to do what he does really like. Yao has become the first person from China to enter NBA (National Basketball Association )draft in 2001.After that‚his talent that playing football was completely bring into play‚at the same time‚In years
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race and athletes themselves. The National Basketball Association (NBA)‚ is a men’s professional basketball league in North America‚ and is widely considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. To start off basic background information‚ it has 30 franchises‚ which only contains 1 Canadian team. The NBA is one of the 4 major North American profession sport leagues. All NBA players are paid according to the skill level in basketball. Moving forward‚ in recent months
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game of basketball his whole life‚ and still does. The life of Michael Jordan is an amazing story to know. Michael Jordan played basketball since he was a kid. He played in elementary all the way through high school. When he tried out for the team in high school‚ he didn’t make it. I think that motivated him to be one of the best NBA players of all
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Dumornay 1 Dumornay‚ Joab Dr.Rose AP English 5/29/13 NCAA or NBA The National basketball association is the worlds premiere basketballs association. Basketball players from around the world come to showcase their talent on the NBA’s stage. The sport of basketball is played by people of all ages‚ sexes‚ and races especially the youth. The youth of all nations have grown found to the sport of basketball and the NBA has inspired many young kids to follow their dreams and become NBA players
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the assignment I automatically thought about the 2011 NBA lockout. When I chose this topic I did not know a lot about how the NBA (National Basketball Association) and NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) functioned as a whole. I do know about basketball but this labor dispute had really nothing to do with basketball the game but everything to do with basketball the business. I had never thought of the NBA as a business before. Picking this dispute gave me a chance to dive into information
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Professional sports in big cities Kentucky is a state known for its college basketball‚ in the past couple of years the University of Louisville has been in the Final Four during the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament (NCAA)‚ bringing pride and joy to many cardinal fans; but it makes you wonder about the effects of introducing a National Basketball Association team to Louisville‚ which is in fact something city officials are looking to invest in. While there would be some benefits
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more than 205 retail stores and sponsors sports stars such as Allen Iverson (a NBA basketball player) and Venus Williams (a tennis player) (Zerio 2005). Reebok has a long-term long-term strategic partnership with the National Basketball Association under which Reebok designs‚ manufactures‚ sells and markets licensed merchandise for the NBA‚ the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the National Basketball Development League (NBDL)‚ the NBA’s minor league (Reebok International n.d.).
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In Michael Jordan’s biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website‚ they state that‚”By acclamation‚ Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.”. He was one of the best‚ winning countless awards‚ breaking many records‚ and making product endorsements. He is also the majority owner and head of the basketball operations for the NBA Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan is famous because he is one of the best basketball players of the 20th century. Michael Jordan was
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