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It has been a lot of basketball players that they have tried to be like Michael Jordan and follow his steps, but it has only been one player who has been compared as the successor of Michael Jordan, and he is Kobe Bryant. Comparisons between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan have been constant, although Bryant just wanted to be Kobe Bryant. The final farewell to Jordan in 2003 led to the search for a new player to occupy the throne of King and Kobe represented everything that MJ left empty:…

It has been less than a week since the Oklahoma City Thunder were eliminated from the Western Conference Finals by the Golden State Warriors, but it seems that everyone is still talking about Kevin Durant’s free agency destination . No doubt, Durant will be one of the most sought-after free agents this summer. He has been the subject of endless rumors and speculations over the past couple of days. Right now, It’s still too early to make a prediction where Durant might land next, it’s a highly…

When Lloyd joined the NBA, it was a league full of fights. Lloyd was a fit. He knew how to face all the racist crowds. “The NBA was a bit of a brawler’s league back then, and Lloyd was a prototypical power forward who fit in nicely. But he doesn’t recall ever having any racial problems with a fellow player. That all came from the stands, and Lloyd made a conscious decision about how to handle it.” (Earl Lloyd Broke) Lloyd, a very wise man, knew how to handle the crowds. He never let their…

touchdowns, which is one of the best years the NFL has ever seen. The next major point that makes greats, greats is what they do on the court in the terms of their competitiveness, and the legacy that they left on the court, field, diamond, or rink. Competitiveness and attitude are not the same thing but they are sometimes linked together for some reason, the definition of competitiveness is to have a strong desire to compete or to succeed and in my opinion the athletes that have a competitive…

The white house reconstruction was also called the truman reconstruction they started doing the interior of the house in 1949-1952. There were plans of tearing down the hole white house and building it the same way as it was before. Theodore roosevelt put in a tennis court at the white house on the near south side wing of the white house. president obama plays basketball a lot at the white house. Basketball is obama's favorite sport. The tennis court has changed 3 times since 1984.The white…

Last year in mid June, I was watching game 7 of the NBA championship in my living room with my family. The Golden State Warriors were tied in the series with the Cleveland Cavaliers. I was so anxious since my favorite basketball player, Steph Curry was playing. My mom and I were rooting for the Golden State Warriors while my brother Jonathan, was rooting for the Cavaliers. I was also texting with my friend Pam who is a big Curry fan about the exciting game. I was so pumped. I texted Pam“Let's go…

In “Fast Break” by Edward Hirsch; “A Hook shot kisses the rim and hangs there”. He wrote about a five second play to express the excitement and passion people have for basketball. Hirsch uses vivid language and metaphors throughout the poem to give the audience an intensified feeling of the game. The poet uses metaphors to give the poem more excitement to the game. “Gathering the orange leather from the air”. (l. 5) he is giving the game basketball more details, describing the color and texture…

George Washington, a prime example of what one regards to be a great leader. Dependable, communicative, and charismatic are all words that surface when asked to describe George Washington. Being an introvert, if I had to be as communicative or charismatic as Mr. Washington, I would be terror-stricken, but that does not mean that I am not an awe-inspiring leader like him.Our first president may have been a heroic leader, however, there are many other remarkable leaders that do not fit within that…

Magic Johnson: The All-Around Great Earvin Johnson, better known as “Magic Johnson” was a star basketball player who has admitted to having sex with 300-500 different women. Because of this, Magic contracted HIV. Magic is also still the all-time NBA leader in assists in the post-season with an outstanding 2,346 assists. Magic Johnson has benefitted modern society by making the NBA more popular with fans and inspiring many African Americans to play in the basketball in the NBA, raising…

In 1979, the NBA fanbase saw the game being played in a way never seen before. Earvin Johnson a renowned player of the Los Angeles Lakers, showed off his basketball skill for 12 years. Known for having high numbers in assists, Earvin Johnson, also known as “Magic”, had the ability to see where everyone was on the court, and make unexpected passes. Aside from his basketball career, Magic became a huge advocate of AIDS and HIV awareness, while also writing a book about safe sex. Throughout the…