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    We usually wait awhile to write our histories until they fully unfold. It's too hard to tell in real time where the chapter breaks are. But sometimes you just know when to dog-ear a page for future reference. The night lives up to the narrative. All the details matter for posterity. The mid-January game when LeBron James and Kobe Bryant went head-to-head as if they were in their own personal All-Star Game was one of those times. The best player of this era and the best player of the one before…

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    sixty-eight teams and sixty-seven games. In the year of 1901, Yale seize a record of 10 and 4 winning the first elusive National College Championship. However, there were controversies revolving around the the players health concerning with complications of their injuries and a scarcity of officials regulating the games. In order to settle the issue, the years between 1905-1910 many American advocates requested the government to establish restrictions on the sport. In 1910, President Theodore…

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    Michael Jordan Have you ever wanted to fly threw the air like MJ? These are three character traits that you didn’t know about Michael J. I think Michael Jordan is a hero because of his athleticism, what do you think? He won 6 championships, WOW! He also averaged 37.1 points a game which gave him NBA rookie of the year award. He was very successful in his career with, 5 most valuable player awards, winning a dunk contest by jumping from the free throw line, and being in 13 all star games. If…

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    Basketball players are revered and envied not only for their impressive skills on the court, but also for their incredible wealth. Most players make millions in salary alone from the NBA, or other international basketball organizations, but the endorsement deals and shoe sales often make them even more money than they could've dream of. Here's a look at the top ten richest basketball players in the world. Number Ten: Tim Duncan One of the Spurs' most famous players, Tim Duncan easily makes the…

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    definitely the best basketball player by ages. Steph enrolled at Davidson College. He immediately showed his skills by scoring 32 points in his second game. Steph ended up earning the Southern Conference freshman of the year honors. Steph also became a national star in his sophomore year, when he carried the Wildcats to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament with a series of high-scoring performances. Although Steph didn’t even finish college, he gets paid way more than any average job.…

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    growing up was the Laker's. His grandfather would mail him videos of NBA basketballs game he study them also at an early age he learned how to play soccer. Upon Joe Bryant retirement from playing basket ball they move back to the USA. Bryant earned national recognition during a spectacular high school career at Lower Marion high school was located in around . As a freshmen he played varsity. He was the first freshmen to start on varsity at Lower Marion in decades. The following three years the…

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    Growing up, I walked by Michael Jordan countless times at school, the park, Chuck E. Cheese etc. even now I see Jordan at least a couple of times a day. And of course, I am talking about Michael Jordan’s logo, the Jumpman on his signature shoes. Macklemore, a staple rapper in the field known for most likely his comical hit song, “Thrift Shop” recorded a song called “Wings”, and is probably the strongest punch in his album in my opinion. Even though “Wings” is about “just a pair of shoes”…

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    Shot In Basketball

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    The main point of playing basketball is to score, but the only way to score is to make sure you have a good shot. If you do not have a good shot, your chances will decrease in making the shot. Every basketball player wants to have a good jump shot. The three main ways to have a good shot consists of form, shot speed, and follow through. The form of your shot is the first and one of the main keys to have a good jump shot. To establish your form, you need to have your shooting hand behind…

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    My greatest accomplishment could be my desire to try something new. Joining track and field and cross country with no previous competitive running experience. The proud feeling of being able to letter in both sports. However, my track time improved by around a minute in each of my three events. So is that my greatest accomplishment? Maybe it is the great improvement in my basketball leadership skills? Being able to receive a varsity letter my first year on the basketball team is another…

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    The Great Wall What makes a player earn the nickname “The Great Wall”. Yao Ming is a basketball player from China who played for the Houston Rockets, reaches 7’6” tall, dominated the NBA during his short eight season career, and was named “The Great Wall” because of his size and his talent. Finally having a promising Asian player in the NBA, a lot of Asians, and especially Chinese people hopped onto the bandwagon and supported him. So even though Yao had to move to a new country where he…

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