it was revealed that kyrie was returning for his first game since december 4. Coming into the NBA Kyrie announced that he would forgo his final three seasons and enter the 2011 NBA draft. He got selected with the number 1 pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyrie signed a contract with rookie teammate Tristan Thompson on December 10, 2011. Kyrie and Tristan both got named to the 2012 Rising Stars Challenge. With Kyrie playing for team chuck and Tristan playing for team shaq. Kyrie scored 34…
illustrates this as when the hero “fully enters the special world of his story for the first time” (Vogler 2). For LeBron, that special world was the NBA. To almost no one’s surprise, he was selected first overall in the draft by his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. The constant attention he received in high school continued to grow at a rapid rate. Before he had even made his NBA debut, LeBron signed a $90 million deal with Nike. On top of all of this, LeBron was being compared to one of the games…
It’s a chilly December day in Cleveland. There are noisy streets, crowded sidewalks, and busy coffee shops filled with customers. I’ve had a long boring day of typing, filing papers, and attending meetings. I finish up my work and start walking down the twelve flights of stairs. Normally the elevator suites me, but from all the sitting I had done today, I thought I needed a little exercise. I get to the main floor, breathing heavily. I open the doors of the tall business building and take a step…
The NBA 2015/2016 season preview The NBA season is almost here and Golden State Warriors will face a tough task to defend a title they won last year, the first in the franchise history. We will present you every division separately and season expectations. EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISON Toronto Raptors are the main favorites to claim the division title again. The Raptors secured a first spot last time with 49 wins and were the only team in the division with a record over .500. Boston…
The NBA’s All Star Weekend has come and gone and the second half of the regular season gets underway again on Thursday. The days that follow the weekends slate of activities are dedicated to one thing and one thing only (other than practice of course), TRADE RUMORS. In this social media age, everybody and their mother has a trade rumor that they “heard”, that will most likely never come true. ESPN.com even has their own “NBA Trade Machine” where fans can arrange different…
Anthony Davis Dayshon Reddin Introduction 3,2,1 cohosh, and there goes Anthony Davis. Slam dunk into the History of Anthony Davis with me this guy is an amazing dude come on let’s check him out. Child hood Anthony Marshon Davis was born in march 11 1993 he was one of the people in the famous birthdays list. Anthony Davis was growing up in Chicago, and Chicago is where he born at. When he was a kid he went to Perspective charter school. Anthony Davis had two sisters and no brothers…
Deadly? The Golden State Warriors seem to be the team that no one can defeat. The New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, and Houston Rockets all failed to come up with a solution to defeat the Warriors in a seven game series and now the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves down in the NBA Finals one game to none with Kyrie Irving out for the rest of series. 1.The Bench The Warriors proved why they are so deadly in game one of the finals. The Warriors are the second team in the history of…
Kevin Durant is a high scoring American professional basketball player, who played for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder and signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2016. Kevin Durant was born just outside of the nation's capital, in Suitland, Maryland, on September 29, 1988. As one of four children of Wanda and Wayne Pratt, Durant grew up loving sports with his sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Anthony (also a basketball player) and Rayvonne. His grandma, Barbara, was a strong influence to him…
Growing up in the world of sports, I had a variety of childhood heroes that I looked up too. For me, those childhood heroes were Dwyane Wade and Lebron James. These two phenomenal up and coming NBA athletes, took the league and world by storm when entering in 2003. Each has collected their fair-share of accolades and trophies. From NBA championships, to NBA scoring leaders or NBA first all-Rookie team, both of these individuals have dominated the sport of basketball for over a decade. Although,…
Golden State Warriors 2014-15 Record: 67-15, 1st in Pacific Division, 1st in Western Conference Golden State Warriors 2014-15 MVP: Steph Curry - 23.8 ppg (#6), 7.7 apg (#6), 286 3ptm (NBA record), 2.0 spg (#4) Three Things I Think I Know About The Golden State Warriors: I would pay to watch the Warriors practice The Golden State Warriors currently employ the following: the NBA's single-season record holder for most made 3-pointers (286, Steph Curry); the NBA's record holder for most…