In case you haven’t heard‚ one of the best basketball players on the globe had a one hour special to announce his free agency decision in the summer of 2010. LeBron James went on ESPN on July 8th to tell the basketball world he was taking his talents to south beach to join the Miami Heat. “The Decision” as it became know‚ brought LeBron quite a bit of hate not only from fans from Cleveland (the team he was previously on) but from fans all around the league and even some players. The main reason for
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Christian Guzman Justifying an Evaluation Professor Du Mez LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan LeBron James or Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player of all time? That is the question that is constantly being thrown around in the media and in turn‚ to all of us here at home. For me the answer is quite simple‚ and I will tell you why. Jordan (MJ) is “the best‚” nd LeBron is the second best‚ or is he? MJ won six rings and LeBron James won just one. Does that
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“The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy” by Bill Simmons‚ was a book only the Sports Guy could write. Save a few hundred pages for Simmons to inform the readers on how he became the basketball and Celtics fan he is today (hint: it was his dad choosing between a motorcycle and season tickets to the Celtics)‚ why as a child he called himself Jabaal Abdul-Simmons‚ footnotes galore‚ his hatred for Isiah Thomas and Wilt Chamberlain‚ and many of the greatest “What-if’s” in basketball
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LeBron James lived in poverty throughout his whole childhood‚ his childhood was his fuel for an illustrious career. Lebron James did not have a privileged childhood. He was below the poverty line‚ he was living in the center of street violence‚ “his only escape was basketball” (JockBio)‚ this is the start of greatness. LeBron James is now considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time because he has been to seven straight NBA (National Basketball Association) Finals‚ came back from
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Become Legendary The Kobe and Lebron comparison is now probably the biggest and most controversial talk in today’s sports news. Lebron can go to the hoop with authority‚ while Kobe is a sleek and flashy all around shooter. Although being two of the best players in the world they are very different in the ways they play the game of basketball. Though both Kobe and Lebron went to the NBA straight out of high school‚ and being two of the league’s best all around players who are lethal threats
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Kobe Bryant: Legend in the making “I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan‚ I only want to be Kobe Bryant" (Kobe Bryant Quotes). On August 23‚ 1978 Pam and Joe Bryant gave birth to the talented Kobe Bryant. Kobe plays for the Los Angeles Lakers‚ he was drafted straight out of high school and has been playing pro ever since. Kobe has become one of the greatest players to play in the NBA‚ aside from Michael Jordan. Kobe is a five-star basketball player; he accomplished a multitude of achievements
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There is no sound quite like that of a roaring crowd. The deafening noise creates an almost euphoric sensation for the avid sports fan. An argument can be made for any sports as to why it is the best‚ but in my opinion‚ college basketball takes the top spot. The reasons why are nearly endless‚ but there are a few that stick out. Smaller arenas‚ pace of the game‚ and overall competitiveness make college basketball the best sport worth watching. If one were to attend‚ let us say‚ a college football
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Everyone knows the world’s greatest basketball player Michael Jordan also has one of the highest sold brands and apparels. Soon Jordan will be 50 years old‚ and even though he is out of the NBA the economic impact of his commercial success is still felt worldwide. In the early 1980s Jordan came into the NBA‚ back then athletes did not have their own brands‚ they were not a business‚ and endorsements were hard to come by‚ but Jordan changed all that (unsportsmanlike.ca). As noted in New York PRNewswire
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Here is your Chino Hills basketball starting line up; Lonzo Ball‚ Gelo Ball‚ Melo Ball‚ Eli Scott‚ and Onyeka Okongwu! These 5 guys are just a fraction of one big team who have become real winners in our hearts and really showed this nation who we are and what our basketball team is really made of. Now these guys aren’t just all basketball‚ yet it is year round for them‚ their also just regular beings like us. on March 23‚ 2016 our Journalism class sat down with these 5 guys and interviewed them
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If there’s one name synonymous to United States of America’s National Basketball Association‚ or the illustrious NBA‚ it would definitely be Michael Jordan. People who haven’t heard his name of known his story is either living under a rock or have no sense of appreciation whatsoever. Many sports analysts have commented that Jordan’s journey as a basketball hero in NBA is incomparable and despite the many number of youngsters who have shown greatness on their chosen path‚ MJ would definitely float
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