When I grow up I want to go to the NBA‚ because it is my favorite sport to play. I really like playing basketball‚ when ever i get stressed out i play basketball to calm down. These are three reasons to go to the NBA. Practice‚ practice‚ practice! If you have a basketball hoop at home‚ play basketball every day. One way that you can get better at basketball‚ is to go to the gym a few times a week do some drills and work on your ball handles. Also‚ run everyday to be in good shape! Playing with people
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Dwight Howard‚ who usually plays center but can also play power forward‚ is playing for Houston Rockets at the moment. He is 2.11m tall‚ and weights 120kg. As a star player‚ he has quite a lot of strengths‚ such as slam dunk. He has a high vertical jump ability‚ so he can have a long distance of jumping. Also he has a good stability of body in the air‚ which is because of strong core muscles‚ allowing him to do different insane movements in the air easily. This is one of the reasons that he was
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Amazing basketball talent has come and gone in the NBA. Legends that have played the game will always be remembered for their remarkable performances. A very unique athlete named Allen Iverson‚ left forever lasting footprints in the NBA. Iverson’s journey to the league was quite incredible and the impact he made will never be forgotten. He lived in poverty during his childhood‚ changed NBA culture‚ and revolutionized the guard position. Allen grew up in Hampton‚ Virginia. He was raised by his single
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Salary Caps in Athletics: How Much is the Game Really Effected? Should professional sports leagues‚ such as the MLB and NBA‚ implement a salary cap? This has become a rising issue in the last few years‚ involving players and the leagues and teams for which they play. Salary caps are an amount of money that a team is able to spend on its players. For instance‚ each team gets a 64 million dollar spending limit in which they have to divide between each player on the team. It has led to numerous
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NBA record and seven consecutive matching Wilt Chamberlain; Retired with the NBA’s highest scoring average of 30.1ppg. * He attended Laney High school in Wilmington‚ North Carolina‚ but as a 5-11 skinny sophomore‚ he was cut from the varsity basketball team. The summer before his junior year‚ he grew to 6-3 and began his path to super-stardom. * Jordan scored 40 or more points in nine consecutive games and 23 straight in one game to set an NBA record * The most memorable game of the
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In the poem‚ ”Fast Break”‚ Edward Hirsch uses figurative language to create an imagery poem using vivid language and similes to display Dennis turner’s love for the game of basketball. The poet uses vivid language to help you visualize a fast break Dennis had experienced when he played basketball. “Scissoring past a flat-footed defender” (l.10) the poets trying to imply the man was standing at a stand-still and that’s how the man cut around him so quickly. While the power-forward explodes past
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They have two grown children and two grandchildren. Jordan loves running daily. As of 2009‚ he continues to run the Marine Corps Marathon each year. He was a co-founder of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Accomplishments: I. King Jordan has distinguished himself as a scholar‚ teacher‚ and leader in education. He has earned the attention and admiration of the nation as the first deaf president of an institution
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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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One and Done I am a huge college and NBA basketball fan like millions of other Americans. I love to watch my favorite college players go to the NBA and follow their career. The NBA has allowed high school basketball players to choose if they want to go directly to the NBA or go to college since 1971. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s it became more common for high school players like Lebron James‚ Kevin Garnett ‚ and many other players choose to
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keep him as a Nike athlete for another 10 years. Nike showed their loyalty with LeBron James by giving him this lifetime agreement to pay him back after everything he has done for them ever since he skipped going to college to become a professional basketball player. Nike signed LeBron James in 2003 when he got drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers‚ LeBron has been
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