Celtic F.C.

As the new NBA season about to unfold months from now, many teams have upgraded their lineup, especially at the point guard position. The New York Knicks got former MVP Derrick Rose from the Chicago in a trade this offseason and the Indiana Pacers got Jeff Teague from the Atlanta Hawks thru trade also. But one team is doing the opposite. The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to trade their star point guard Ricky Rubio in another team. It's been weeks that Rubio is involved in trade rumors…

Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Shaquille O’neal, Hakeem Olajuwon: What these six former NBA players share aside from their intimidating 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…

There are many National Basketball Association (NBA) players taught there to name from to see who is the best player of all time. You ever wanna know who is the greatest basketball player? Kobe Bryant is a better basketball player than Michael Jordan. One reason Kobe Bryant is better than Michael is stats. Kobe has more stats than Michael the hen it comes to a shooting guard and has more assist. For example, Kobe has averaged 25.4 points per game in his career along with 5.3 rebounds, 4.7…

The piece of art that I chose to write about was, Basketball Superstars by Leroy Neiman, painted from November eleventh to December seventh. This painting was featured in the Hastings Gallery. In this painting I see a lot of the all time greatest basketball players. I see eleven time NBA Champion Bill Russell, the only player to ever score one hundred points in a game, Wilt Chamberlain. I also see Willis Reed, who I think is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving also known as Dr. J, and Oscar…

Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. Michael has two brothers and two sisters and they are: James Roland, Larry, Delois and Roslyn. For a short time, Michael and his family lived in Brooklyn, New York, but then they decided to move back to Wilmington, North Carolina. At a young age, Michael was everything but selfish. He was a happy-go-lucky and competitive person (Smith 401). Michael set goals for himself in basketball to achieve in basketball. James, Michael…

Introduction The method we used to introduce our team imitated the introduction the NBA uses at the beginning of each game to introduce its players. There is one MC on the microphone that has the task to hype up the crowd and get the audience excited. As an entertaining way of introducing our team members we chose this method. The team was introduced by first stating each team members height, topic they will present on, their hometown and the number they were wearing (we all wore NBA jerseys…

Just like everything else, the NBA and NFL are always adapting their technologies. Each one of these organizations have five very intriguing new technologies. TOP 5 NBA TECHNOLOGIES Officials in the NBA use digital whistles, and this allows the time to automatically stop as soon as the whistle is blown. This adds an extreme amount of precision to the game of basketball. The next awesome technology in the NBA is DLP Cubes. These are cubes that display banner graphics, ads, and scores of other…

How LeBron James has Effected Society? The focus of my research paper will be on the overall impact LeBron James has had on society and the NBA. • What methods will I use to answer these questions? I will research using credible sources and scholarly articles from the KU libraries. • Why is it important to do research on this topic? For years now, LeBron’s dedication and contributions outside of the NBA has been overshadowing due to his amazing athletic abilities. • What conclusions can be drawn…

Top 5 shot blockers of all time Number 5 Tim Duncan- Duncan has been around for a long time and over the years he has managed to block a lot of people. He has recorded an astounding 2,966 blocked shots in his career but he still has a season or two to get some more. Number 4 Marc Eaton- Eaton played with the jazz his whole career, participating in 875 games. By the end of his career he blocked 3,064 shots. He is the current leader all time in blocks per game with 3.50 blocks. He also broke the…

It’s a normal in the world, and all across the world people are gathering to watch a game of professional basketball. Loaded with cold drinks and nachos, they cruise to their chair, some in dignified stadiums, while some remain on their couch in there house. But no matter where the game is played or watched, you will find the same three types of basketball fan: the Party Rooter, the Sunshine Supporter, The Band Waggener and the Diehard Fan. The Party Rooter is not really that interested in the…