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    (100). Chamberlain was introduced into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978. He died in Bel-Air, California, in 1999. Chamberlain is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time as the first NBA player to score more than 30,000 points during his career. Chamberlain was a standout player at a High School in Philadelphia. He part of the school's varsity team for three…

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    worth is 6.3 billion dollars as of February 2016. He is the co-founder of Amway, a company that sells many different products. He runs a private corporation called Alticor with his family and the Van Andel family. He purchased the Orlando Magic basketball team in 1991.…

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    The Wizards and the Celtics are the future of the Eastern Conference The Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics squared off for the final time this regular season, with the Celtics taking the win at home, 110-102. With the loss, the Wizards’ push for the second seed in the Eastern Conference becomes that much more difficult, as they now trail the Celtics by two and a half games for the second spot. They also have just a one game cushion over the Raptors for the third seed. In addition to…

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    Michael Fred Phelps is the most renown swimmer in the entire world. Being the most decorated Olympian with twenty-two Olympic medals. He was the youngest person, at fifteen years old, to compete in the 2000 summer Olympics. He was breaking records left and right. Many people started to notice Michael. He became a professional swimmer at age sixteen and his whole life changed from then on out. This legendary swimmer was born on June thirtieth, 1985. His dad was an all around athlete so…

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    It appears that these pictures appear on my social media because all of them involve some sort of change over time. For the basketball themed photos, they show how much each year changes because players get traded and get to choose what team they go to. Every year the media goes wild when some change happens in the NBA. For Xxxtentacion’s picture, he changed his look and the media went wild because not everyone loved his look, but some people really like his new look. Every time Supreme releases…

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    Warriors are a better team than the Cavaliers because they have better players and better all-around. NBA fans are debating about who is the better team, Cleveland Cavaliers or the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors are the 2015 NBA Champions. With the team of 2-time MVP Stephen Curry, Splash brother Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Kevin Durant. The Cavaliers are the 2016 NBA Champions. With the “Dynamic Duo” LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. They beat the Warriors in 2016 of the Finals in Game…

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    Tangerine is an exciting book full of friendship, loyalty, action, and mystery. The book tangerine is about a kid named Paul Fisher and his evil brother Erik Fisher. Although Erik is always mean to Paul, their parents never notice. In the novel, the Fisher family moves to Tangerine, Florida. In Tangerine, Florida, Paul meets new friends, joins a soccer team, and experiences flashbacks. These flashbacks will reveal to him the truth about his glasses. In the novel, Tangerine, the author, Edward…

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    Joe Bryant Research Paper

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    Born in 1978 August 23rd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joe "Jellybean" Bryant played eight seasons in the NBA and the family traveled between Italy and Philadelphia to support his career. The young Bryant learned to play basketball at an early age and attended Lower Merion High School, where he led his team to the state championships and was named High School Player of the Year in 1996. . After high school, Bryant trained with the Philadelphia 76ers, and was the 13th pick in the…

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    There has been so many times where LeBron james has changed the game.The greatest player of the NBA.James has always been known to be relentless driving to the basket for a massive dunk.LeBron has made so many new ways for players to wield power.Nobody has been quite an athlete as james has been in his years. He can control the game with power and great dominance or he can take the game quickness,speed and agility.The type of dominance james has on the court will change the game for…

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    The Philadelphia 76ers squared off against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Before the game, Sixers players Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid took a moment during warmups to meet a fan who had a wish to meet them. 16-year-old Marquan, who has never attended a Sixers game, had that wish granted to him. The Make-A-Wish Foundation and the 76ers invited Marquan and his family to see a live game courtside for the first time. Simmons and Embiid greeted and shared words…

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