Basketball Hall of Fame

all time greatest players to ever play the sport of basketball. When young people learn his background story about how as a freshman he didn 't make his high school basketball team it will serve as a motivation for them not to give up. Michael Jordan was a unique child, who loved to be mischievous. His father once said that when he was little he would always do the opposite of what ha said. When he was young, one incident almost ended his basketball career before it ever even started. Jordan had…

professional leagues of all sports. Many people know Jackie because of his skills on the field, but few know about his hardships and his impact on ending segregation. Robinson was an athlete since he was in high school, and he excelled at football, basketball, baseball, and track. He later became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues. Along with his impressive stats, he also set an example for civil rights activists and influenced many other sports to integrate blacks and…

“Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds,” was quoted by the most famous NBA basketball player around Dubois County, Larry Bird (Top). The “three point king” did not always live the greatest life. In fact, the beginning of his life started rough. Even though Larry Bird may have had a rough childhood, he kept working hard and never gave up to become the person he is today. According the Salem Press, a publishing company, Larry Joe Bird came into this world…

Raymond and Delores Peoples Jordan. Jordan is the youngest of five siblings. He was born in Brooklyn, New York then he soon moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. In Jordan’s younger years he played little league baseball. Jordan was to tiny for his basketball team, therefore he was shortly cut at the start of sophomore year; but, he played baseball, football, and ran track. Growing from five’ eleven” to six’ three” he was given the chance to play through his sophomore and junior year (Smith). At…

Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are two of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history. Although they played 8 games against one another, they were part of different eras, with Jordan’s career spanning 1984 – 2003 (with several periods of retirement between 1993 and 2003) and Bryant’s career beginning in 1996. Even though they were player from different era, but it was seem like one player in two different era. They were both 6 ft. 6, while Michael was 215lb Kobe weren’t far apart of 205lb.…

The salary cap in sports is nothing new. Its origin in basketball can be traced back to the league's $55,000 salary cap for the league's first season, 1946-47. Most players earned between $4,000 and $5,000, but there were a few exceptions. Tom King of the Detroit Falcons for example. He drew the league's highest salary, $16,500, not solely because of his playing ability, but also due to his front office duties as the team's publicity director and business manager. Philadelphia's star scorer, Joe…

stature and hall of fame status is that, unbeknownst to them (and a vast majority of NBA fans and analysts as well for that matter), they would be the last of their kind in the NBA for the foreseeable future. Each player’s exit from the league brought us one step closer to the end of an era in the NBA; an era that was not only dominated by big men, but an era that simply utilized traditional center play in the very least. Now for the reader without sufficient knowledge of the game of basketball…

“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard”, a quote said by future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant. He not only has my dream job, but also proven that with hard work and dedication you can get there. Not only is being in the NBA great, but being able to win “Rookie of the year” and MVP” is even better. Competing against different players for only sixty spots, especially if you're not in top thirty which means there's no playing time for you. But it’s not only about proving what you could…

Jay-Z: The American Dream While Jay-Z is known for his incredible abilities as a lyricist, few recognize his remarkable abilities as a business tycoon. Shawn Corey Carter has changed the business industry forever. He has made a top-of-the-line brand for himself, and created opportunities to churn out more and more revenue at each and every turn of his career. While rappers are known to blow money as quickly as they make it, Jay-Z has certainly distanced himself from that stereotype.…

If you’re looking for the epitome of sports dynasties, the Boston Celtics, and the New England Patriots are two of the most recognizable. These two franchises dominated their respective sports: the Celtics for basketball, and the Patriots for American football. Whether you love them or hate them, you can’t deny that they are amazing organizations with a knack of winning. I will now go through the similarities and differences of these two dynasties. Both are centralized in the heart of…