2009 NBA Playoffs

Finally, LeBron James is an NBA player who has made a large impact on the basketball world because of his successful career in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers would pick Lebron as the first pick in the 2003 NBA Draft (Wells 42). Lebron made his NBA debut against the Sacramento Kings only six months after graduating high school (Wells 43, 44). Although many people had doubted him because of his youth, he still shocked critics and thrilled fans, scoring nine points in the first ten minutes, and…

many awards and won the rookie of the year in his first season playing professionally. Within his third season in 2010, he led the bulls with sixty-two wins and becoming the youngest MVP in the NBA history, he is currently the youngest who won the award at the age twenty-two. After making it to the playoffs, Rose, tore is ACL in his left knee and causing the bulls to lose and was beat out in the first round. After ACL tear Rose suffered many injuries and missed two seasons of his career. Now in…

rose into the public eye at a young age. In high school by his senior year in high school he was averaging 30 points a game so it’s no surprise he was the first pick in the NBA draft by the cavaliers in 2003. In his first game with the Cavaliers he scored 25 points against the Sacramento Kings which set an NBA record for most points scored by a prep-to-pro player in his first game. At…

in the NBA and NFL develop an injury in one of these 4 ligaments. An injury in one of these ligaments can end a promising star, or dominant players career, but that’s not always the case. Lets take a look at a few…

Patty Mills was born on 11 August 1988 in Canberra Australia. Mills was one of the first indigenous Australians to play professional basketball. He is a professional Indigenous basketballer in the NBA. His father is a Torres Strait Islander and his Mother is an Indigenous Australian. Mills was exposed to basketball when he was 4 when his parents created a basketball team called the shadows. Mills went to Marist College Canberra where he played a variety of sports. Mills also played football, in…

There is no player who exemplifies the current Nets roster more than Brook Lopez. Since he was drafted 10th overall in the 2008 NBA draft, Lopez witnessed the Nets moving from New Jersey to Brooklyn, firing an array of head coaches and slowly turning into the league's laughing stock. None of it was his fault; throughout his eight seasons with the Nets, Lopez was often the brightest spot in an increasingly disappointing and doomed squad. As time went on, his production steadily reached all-star…

Olympics of 1984, under the coaching of Bobby Knight. He was also teammates with other future NBA players such as Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin. Jordan led the team to an Olympic gold medal, averaging 17.1 points per game. Jordan then left college to join the NBA during his junior year. However, he returned in 1986 to finish his bachelor’s degree in geography. In 1984, Jordan was selected third overall in the NBA draft. He was behind Hakeem Olajuwon, who was selected first, and Sam Bowie, who…

You may be ready to coronate the Golden State Warriors again, and rightfully so. At 64-7, Golden State is on pace to edge out the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for the best record in NBA regular season history (72-10). So it's a foregone conclusion that this three-ball bombing brigade from the Bay will hoist back-to-back trophies, right? Well, I've got another theory. The San Antonio Spurs will dash the Warriors' dynastic dreams, and Tim Duncan will ride off into the sunset as a six-time champion.…

Bill Cartwright, Horace Grant, and John Paxson one main companion was Scottie Pippen. Jordan was playing amazingly until the “1985-96 season his broken foot sidelined him for 64 games”(Biography.com). Surprisingly to many fans Jordan returned to the NBA with a 49 point game. That season 1.5 million votes were casted for…

Even though it is common for players in all sports to shake hands after a playoff series, hockey is the only major sport in which every player formally shakes every opposing player's hand. The main reason behind this is a sign of respect to the opposing team for a hard fought series. It is extremely common for a playoff series to get filled with hate and cheap shot due to the intensity of play and having to see the same opponent as many as seven…