Hal Jordan

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” My basketball shoes may not be new but they’re still special to me. Kyrie Irving shoes are special to me because he is my favorite basketball player, My special friend George bought them for me, and they have cool colors and designs on them. First and Foremost, Kyrie Irving is my favorite player. He makes the most impossible shots, crossovers, and lay-ups. He is a very talented basketball player. Kyrie and his team are in 1st in the eastern part of the state.…

This is a story about the greatest basketball player of all time. His name is Andre and he was the first basketball player to score fifty points in one game. Throughout this story, this represents a person with the passion to never give up. Even in the toughest of times, Andre pushed through it, and found his way out of stress, by doing what he enjoyed the most. Andre was born on October 14, 1926 in a small neighborhood in New York. Andre’s mom and dad took great care of him until his dad…

From being selected first overall in The 2004 NBA Draft, to winning a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics, Dwight Howard has had an amazing 12 year career. He grew up in Atlanta and played at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. Dwight Howard is an extremely unique basketball player and a great person to be around. He has had a great career thus far, is considered one of the greatest centers of all time, and will more than likely be a Hall of Fame Inductee. Born December 9, 1985, Dwight Howard II…

NBA Memes is one of the most dramatically and controversy website. This website is about professional basketball league in North America, and considers one of the best professional basketball leagues in the world. The problem with this website involved criticism and discrimination against certain players. It is controversy because it pulls up statistic or humor joke about a player being overrated. Some of the picture they post in these website involved many social media people. People comment…

Apparently, basketball is not the only thing Michael Jordon does well. For the second year in a row, he has been named to Forbes' "World Billionaires" list. With an estimated net wealth of $1.14 billion, Jordon jumped 200 spots from 2015 to be listed as the 1,577th richest man in the word. While many would want to attribute his wealth to his ownership of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, the reality is that only $500 millions is derived from his 90% stake in the team. That leaves over a billion…

LeBron’s Lebron James, like most all-star basketball players today, has his own line of shoes. Through the Nike brand Lebron’s have become a very popular shoe with almost everybody. These shoes are solely made for playing basketball, but people buy them to wear every day and many never step onto a basketball court. These shoes represent something in our society today where people buy their items based on the fact that the items were made or worn by someone famous. We as a society usually want…

Today Michael Jordan is known as one the greatest basketball players to ever play the game. When he first started playing the game it wasn’t as easy as you think it would be. When he first tried out for the high school basketball team he was cut. Jordan’s sophomore year he was only 5’8 but eventually grew to 6’3 before his junior year. After high school the all American went on to play at the University of North Carolina. As a freshman in college he played in the shadows of other players until…

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana to strict parents Katherine Jackson and Joe Jackson. Joseph Jackson was a guitarist and mentor to all of Michael Jackson siblings. Katherine Jackson was a part time store clerk and was also a part of Jehovah’s Witness. Joseph Jackson put aside his musical aspirations to provide for his family and believing his sons had talent he then molded them into a musical group in the early 1960s called the Jackson 5. Michael Jackson became the…

Basketball Have you ever thought about becoming a basketball player? You should definitely consider it! It is my favorite sport ever and I could probably play it all day if I had the chance. In basketball, you need to know these five main skills: Shooting, Rebounds, Defensive slide, Dribbling, and travels/double dribbling/fouling. It’s really not that hard when you actually put some work in and try your best. In the next five paragraphs, I will be going into deeper and further understanding…

When I was six, I loved to play basketball and go to church. I loved basketball so much that I played basketball for three hours every day in the morning, and my favorite thing on the weekends was church service. As a little kid I dreamed of becoming a basketball player and after retiring, becoming a pastor. As I grew, basketball took over my life. Duke gave me a full ride to come play for them. I had to skip church to go to practice sometimes. One night after my first college game, where I…