American Basketball Association

WHO’S THE BEST??? It was July 4th. It was the offseason for the NBA. Kevin Durant, one of the top players in the league is a free agent. He gets to go to any team he wants and one of those teams is the Golden State Warriors, one of the greatest teams in the NBA and maybe even all-time. They had the best regular season record in the NBA which was a new record and have three all-stars. Kevin Durant announces that his next team is the Warriors. The Warriors are now the greatest team in the NBA.…

and a selfless athlete on and off the court which made the lives of others change for the better. Furthermore, leading people to success was a key in the life of Earvin Magic Johnson. One of the many ways Magic shows leadership the best is on the basketball court where he leads his team to victory almost all the time. Magic lead the lakers to nine finals appearances and won five of them (Amerman). Also Magic never averaged…

yourself can affect other people around you. These choices can make or break you. My first pivotal choice that I want to talk about is my decision to stop playing basketball. I played basketball since the 3rd grade. My 8th grade year, I was coached by Coach Drushel. He called me Devinstein because he said I had a high basketball IQ.…

Larry Bird was indisputably the best forward to ever play in the National Basketball Association. Larry Bird is full of drive, continually seeking his inner-goal which was to one day become a star player. Late nights on his small, cracked driveway in a small town plowed the prosperous way of life that he worked so hard to achieve. Shoving his way out of poverty, Bird left a legacy in the high-flying game of basketball. Born in West Baden, Indiana located outside French Lick, Indiana Bird was…

The thrill of the new freshman of the Duke basketball team thrills me, and I cannot wait to see them next year, but the thing is - I may not see them next year. So many fundamental basketball players leave college after the first year of the collegiate level just so they can go to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although some people may need the money, academics and education are more important than sports. What if basketball doesn’t work out? What will happen, and how will one year…

played basketball? I have been playing basketball for 9-10 years. When I was younger I found out how to be very successful in the game of basketball. I started practicing everyday to help me get better. My goal was to be on varsity my freshman year. In my 7th grade year of basketball I had a really good coach, my coaches name was Mr.Lemin. Mr. Lemin taught me a lot about basketball, he is a very big reason why I'm so good at basketball. I am very competitive when it comes to basketball. I…

I’m meeting Kyrie Irving! He’s meeting me at Oracle Arena at the end of the NBA finals, game seven. Plus, he said i get to sit with the team. He is the best basketball player in the NBA right now. It is the fourth quarter, and it's tied with one minute left to go. They inbound it and give the ball to kyrie. Kyrie splashed a three in stephen Curry’s face. I went crazy. Then curry took it up and missed a three point shot. Then lebron took it up and just held it until the buzzer. They are NBA…

Eastern Conference Central Division fourth ranking team Detroit Pistons defeated the conference leader Cleveland Cavaliers with a 96-88 victory at the Quicken Loans Arena Monday night. Pistons guards Reggie Jackson and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Auburn Hills-based three-time NBA champion club to withstood the late comeback run of the Cavs to end a five-game losing skid. Jackson dropped 23 points, with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals while Caldwell-Pope added 19 points. 4 rebounds and 2…

are young. If a young player can develop good fundamentals and playing habits before the bad ones become second nature, they have a realistic chance of becoming the best player they can possibly be. In basketball, the most overlooked aspect of the game is defense. Kids love to watch their basketball heroes put the ball in the basket, essentially ignoring any efforts to keep them from doing so. Great offensive players like Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Kareen Abdul Jabbar and Stephen Curry will…

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players of all time and this is how he started his career. Kobe was born in Philadelphia, PA where he started as a kid loving basketball this passion drove Kobe he went to Europe for his dad playing from the start, their he started being around so much basketball when he was in high school he was so good he didn't go play in college because this is where the Kobe name started.He got drafted with the 13th pick to the LA Lakers their he had one of the best…