Hal Jordan

The (3-16) Los Angeles Lakers are in the D, set to battle, the (11-9) Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The purple and gold, had their moments against the Hawks, both good and bad, put on a fourth quarter push only to fall short, 100-87, for their 16th loss of the season. The game provided some positives; the Lakers out-rebounded the Hawks, had four players score in double-digits and an aggressive D’Angelo Russell posted his first career double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds…

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…

Flowing cherry blossom petals are telling the end of spring. I was a middle school student in Japan who did not have any interest in playing sports. It was about lunch time, and everyone was eating lunch. I was eating my lunch and thinking what I am going to do for the rest of the lunch time. After I ate my lunch, I begun to walk around the campus of Oyaba middle school, the school that I spent two years of my precious adolescence, and I saw my friends, Shugo and Takumi, playing basketball at…

There are a handful of players you think of when you think of the greatest NBA players ever, whether it be statistically or just the one that captured you, or your parents hearts as kids growing up. Who is really the best? Michael Jordan is absolutely, without a doubt the greatest basketball player ever. What makes Michael the best from the other greats like, Hakeem Olajuwon, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Elgin Baylor? Many things separate him from the others, not just his scoring,…

Michael Jordan and his brand of Air Jordan produced by Nike generates one billion dollars in sales. Jordan is also active in charities; his clothing brand makes many donations. He holds NBA records, played two years in minor league baseball, and he also appeared in movies and video games. Known as “The Greatest Basketball Player Ever,” Michael Jordan is arguably the most successful American athlete. Michael Jordan was born on February 17th, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. When he was young his…

Establishing the hierarchy of NBA Legends: Michael Jordan versus LeBron James Have you ever wondered about who is the best basketball player ever? Although there are literally hundreds of players to choose from, the general consensus usually boil down to “His Airness” (Michael Jordan) and “King James” (LeBron James). Authors and journalists get nostalgic about the “tireless machine” known as Jordan; while others rave about the “runaway freight train” named LeBron. Let’s make the comparisons…

as a great resource. Many notable persons grew up in the Boys and Girls Club. Earvin “Magic” Johnson is one that numerous adolescents look up to in the basketball world. Being that he is was apart of the Dream Team alongside Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, he also leads the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the most assists per game. He, too, went to the Boys and Girls Club which many of the clubs worldwide make known while trying to gain members. Johnson says, “The club taught me how to…

First, of, I have to say how well-formatted the website is. The cover page that showed the illustration of Michael Jordan riding on a horse is an awestruck thing to glamor at. Looking at that photo told me that the article might be about a person that’s going to take a long journey from hardship. And when I scrolled down the website, I saw some crazy photos of Jordan’s jet and mansion! Throughout my reading, I was thinking to myself, “How could a man like this experience a crisis in his life?”…

Many people growing up have always associated success with money and power. Our society tends to spend a majority of their time focused on work tasks that will help them accomplish this state of wealth. You are considered successful by the amount of money you have, the kind of cars you drive, and the size of your house. Although this belief is strong throughout America today, you don 't need materialistic items to be successful. Success can differ depending on one 's standards. For example a…