Michael Jordan was a very confident and hard working athlete. He played 15 seasons in the NBA and in his rookie season he was able to average 28.2 points per game which lead earned him the 1985 Rookie of the Year award. Michael had a successful career in the NBA because he worked hard and was confident that he could accomplish his goals. Surely Michael Jordan needed to work hard to accomplish goals he has set for himself. In 1998 Michael earned 5 awards including an NBA championship. Michael then
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Indiana Pacers got the better of the visiting short-handed New Orleans Pelicans with a92-84 victory at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday night. Rookie starting forward Myles Turner finished the game with a spectacular double-double game performance of game-high 24 points and career-high 16 rebounds to lead the Pacers to a crucial win and strengthened their hold to a playoff spot in the tight Eastern Conference. "I was really trying to get 20 points and 20 rebounds‚" Turner‚ who went 11 for
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Eastern Conference Finals Preview Tonight at 8:30pm EST on ESPN‚ the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Both of these teams have had different paths leading to this one-two seeded showdown. The Cavs led by LeBron James have yet to lose a game during these playoffs‚ sweeping the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks. For Toronto the road has been bumpy‚ they squeezed by the Indiana Pacers in seven games and defeated the Miami Heat in seven as well
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Introduction Allen Iverson is a basketball player that plays in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons. Allen Iverson also played for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Denver Nuggets earlier in his career. He is only six feet tall and weighs approximately 165 pounds soaking wet and yet Iverson is one of the most prolific scorers ever to play the game. Throughout the course of my report I will talk about Iverson’s childhood‚ accomplishments‚ community service‚ goals‚ and his achievements. Early Years
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02/27/2013Started From the Bottom Now He Here When Allen Iverson was born‚ nobody even had a clue that he would one day do the things he did. Allen Iverson was born and raised in the projects of Hampton‚ Virginia. His house over looked the city’s sewer. His mom was named Ann‚ and his father never stuck around to watch him grow up. “Allen Iverson was one of the most loved‚ and hated figures in basketball‚” (IMDb 1). Allen Iverson was a guy that overcame many challenges‚ and tragedies‚ and went on
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Legacy is one of the most important aspects when looking back at the greatest players in professional sports history. All fans have these everlasting images in their heads about the all-time great players‚ that can be positive--Michael Jordan hitting the winning shot over Bryon Russell‚ John Elway winning back-to-back Super Bowls to finish his career-or negative--whatever has happened to Tiger Woods‚ Brett Favre’s last season in Minnesota. These images drastically affect how we remember legends of
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Kobe Bryant vs. Lebron James Kobe Bryant and Lebron James are separated by six years. They play on different teams with different teammates and play different positions. NBA fans all around the world always ask the same question‚ who is the better overall player Kobe or Lebron as of today? Speaking from my expertise and experience about the game hands down Lebron James is the better overall player as of today because he is in his prime right now. He is getting better every year. The best way to
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Every few years does a very talented athlete come around. Only once in a very long time‚ does an athlete develop extraordinary talent in and out of the arena. We have been lucky enough to witness a man of these traits when he dominated the game of Basketball and supported numerous charities. In being a hero‚ he was devoted to his work‚ he had more skill than any other athlete did in his sport‚ and he was a great person off the court. Globally known and well respected‚ this spectacular athlete is
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Feature: Breaking down a superstar: PG24 By: Carlos Agravante “With the tenth pick in the 2010 NBA draft‚ the Indiana Pacers select Paul George of Fresno State University” That was the start of his career in the National Basketball Association‚ a career filled with uncertainty and now on the cusp of superstardom. But can you imagine‚ the player who is supposed to be the next coming of Reggie Miller or Scottie Pippen suddenly leave the town and team that gave him the opportunity to blossom into
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Kobe Bryant v. Michael Jordan Persuasive Essay 18 March 2013 Kobe Over Michael A popular subject in the world of basketball and sports at that matter‚ is whether Kobe Bryant will ever be as good as Michael Jordan. Whenever there is conversation about being the greatest to ever play the game‚ you hear names like Michael Jordan‚ Wilt Chamberlain‚ Bill Russell‚ Bill Walton‚ Magic Johnson‚ Kobe Bryant
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