American Basketball Association

Ideal Citizen Assignment: Kobe Bryant Azeem Sheikh Kobe Bryant, (born on august 23rd) is an american professional basketball player. He plays for the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association. He was born in philadelphia but he moved to italy so his dad that was also in the nba could keep playing. Kobe started taking interest i basketball since he was 3 years old and it payed off. His work ethic was second to none and Kobe became the best player drafted out of high school at…

Lamar Odom is an American basketball player who is familiar for playing 7 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and for his wedding to reality star Khloé Kardashian. Synopsis Lamar Odom born on 6 Nov 1979, in Queens, New York. Lamar Odom used basket ball to help him all the way through a traumatic childhood. As a high school be prominent, he was titeld Player of the Year by Parade publication. After declaring his eligibility for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft subsequent his…

Basketball has started just from a school game to becoming one of the best known sports. In this research report, I will be writing about the history of basketball, how it's played today and some other features. Basketball has been a big impact in my life I almost play every day to be the best. And one of my favorite quotes is Eat sleep play basketball. So in this research report I will discuss the history of basketball. Basketball was created on December 1881 in Springfield, Massachusetts by…

Basketball is arguably the greatest sport to ever exist. Basketball is literally for everything: fun; reliving stress, anger, depression; and especially for a living. Hence the sport being made into a moy making organization, but only for the NBA lower leagues except for the college level. To play the sport of basketball takes many things, and many people have what it takes. Even if it’s only playing in college, a minor league, or the NBA. The Great Plains played a huge role in the inventory of…

Westbrook is a well known pro basketball player. He is 28 and he plays on the OKC thunder. He is married to Nena Westbrook she is also 28 years old. Russell played for UCLA in college and so did his wife. Russell is becoming a really successful person. Russell Westbrook lll scored an average of 32 points a game. He was born November 12, 1988 is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Russell played for…

The “good” basketball players like Lebron James, or Kobe Bryant, show some signs of how Michael Jordan used to play. For example, Michael Jordan was known for his tongue always being out whenever things got intense, in today’s world Kobe Bryant does that. Michael Jordan may not have known it at the time, but Jordan was starting trends by the way he played. Jordan started a new way of playing basketball that could possible never fade away. Not only was Jordan…

Julius Winfield Erving III was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He was one of the very few players that changed the game. When he played he electrified the court giving him sense power making him seem like he can do anything on the court. Dr.j went up against some of the Nba’s greatest players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Clyde Drexler and embarrassed them by dunking on them because of his ridiculous athleticism. While he was playing there was no one that could guard…

Many significant rules were added the the game of basketball throughout the 50s and 60s. In 1951, the lane or key’s width was changed from 6 feet to 12 feet (Evolution). This allowed a greater chance for a team to be able to rebound. The game was dominated by tall men at the time and it was tough to rebound. This made it much easier. Later in 1954, a 24 second shot clock was introduced into the NBA (Evolution). If a team did not shoot the ball within 24 seconds, the ball would be turned over to…

the ball spun out of his hand, gliding up into an arc headed towards the hoop. As the ball neared its highest point, the shot clock went off, and the shrill buzzer pierced through the silence. Everyone in that arena was focused on one thing: the basketball, and where it would end up. It was June of 2014, and I had just learned that in October, Wells Fargo would be hosting an NBA preseason game. This was pretty special, because I had never been to an NBA game before and was really excited to go.…

wild. Basketball and football are two different sports, in basketball the equipment is different. Basketball and football are one of the most watched sports in the united states. Basketball and football are different as basketball you need different equipment while football has different rules, they are also similar as they both need equipment. Basketball is an awesome sport that is different from other sports. In basketball you need a jersey,shoes and shorts for equipment in basketball.…