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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Kobe Bryant and Lebron James [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Kobe Bryant and Lebron James Introduction In today’s world whenever somebody talks about the most favourite players then Kobe Bryant and Lebron James come on the top of the list just because of their remarkable performances and their young age achievements. They both have started their sports career from the school age and then they excelled in their respective sports of basketball. They both play for American National
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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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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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Basketball is one of the most popular sports in North America. It is popular because of Basketball superstars like Michael Jordon and Magic Johnson who make the game look so easy and exciting. Although a lot of people want to play like those superstars‚ they don’t know how to be a good basketball player. In order to be a good basketball player one must have good ball handling‚ accurate shooting‚ and great observation. To be a good basketball player‚ he or she must have good ball handling. A player
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How the NBA has evolved over time Have you ever watched a NBA game before? The game has changed a lot over time. One way the game has changed is the size of the players. There has also been some rule changes since the start off the game. Players in the NBA had endorsements and a yearly salary that were low and now are really high. In 1946 the average player height was 74.32 inches. The nba has evolved since 1946 in many ways including changes in player characteristics ‚ rule changes and salary
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Oklahoma City Thunder’s star player Russell Westbrook registered his second consecutive triple-double game performance of the league’s young season against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday evening. Westbrook‚ who tied Magic Johnson’s 18-career triple-doubles last season‚ scored 33 points‚ 16 assists and 12 rebounds in their 113-96 routing of the Luke Walton-headed ballclub. The two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP’s stat lines for that night were also the game’s
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The decision that kept us all at bay was announced via the Players Tribune. Kevin Durant announced he’ll be joining the Golden State Warriors. With the decision‚ Kevin Durant easily becomes one of the most scrutinized‚ and most hated players in the NBA. Durant is basically on the elusive NBA Championship hunt. Seems like the new NBA players don’t have the same heart of the NBA players of old. Patrick Ewing ran into Michael Jordan countless times in the Eastern Conference playoffs but did you
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Young Westbrook was growing up with a basketball family. His dad Russell Sr. was a Basketball star taught Westbrook how to play basketball at the age of five. Westbrook’s mom also taught them how to play hoops and became the first mother to teach their son to play basketball. Westbrook was attracting little attention being 5’8’’ freshman in High school in Lawndale‚ and the following year he endured a personal tragedy when teammate died after a pickup game. Westbrook played his way into the starting
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