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Sam Dekker Samuel Thomas Dekker was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on May 6, 1994. He attended Sheboygan Lutheran High School in Sheboygan. During his senior year, he led Sheboygan Lutheran to their first Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state title. In the title game, Dekker scored 40 points, including the three-point shot that won the game with 2 seconds left. After his senior year, he was named the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, the 2012 Parade All-American, the…

in the NBA and NFL develop an injury in one of these 4 ligaments. An injury in one of these ligaments can end a promising star, or dominant players career, but that’s not always the case. Lets take a look at a few…

Lebron James is a professional basketball player whose life changed for the better when he was handed a ball. For a boy from the projects, making it to the NBA was pretty good. Lebron James never seemed to lose his sense of dignity for his family, his fans and most importantly his city. He acts in a way that shows that he is mature and professional, he acts as a role model for all kids. Most importantly he stays out of all of the temptations that fame can bring. Lebron Raymone James was born on…

Basketball Association (NBA). Hegemony is the leadership or predominant influence of one group over another. LeBron James is the dominant leader over other NBA basketball when it comes to his success and accomplishments in his career starting when he was in high school, with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, and his very successful LeBron James Family…

Play Basketball Many people consider Michael Jordan to be the best player to ever play in the NBA. Jordan has numerous amounts of awards that he was given. The main awards that he won were six NBA championships, five MVP awards, Rookie of the Year, two dunk contests, and many more. Jordan put a lot of power, agility, and leadership on the court. He has several endorsements and has popularized NBA around the world in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Jordan was also given the reputation as one of the…

to play sports due to the press questioning their decisions in their personal lives. In the early 1970s, Alcindor converted from Catholicism to Islam, he took the name Kareem Abdul Jabbar, which means “noble, powerful servant” (Kareem Abdul Jabbar NBA). Also in the early 1970s,…

February seventeenth, nineteen sixty three, in Brooklyn New York. As a young kid michael grew up playing baseball, he did this because his dad loved the game of baseball. Michael also loved to play basketball and always dreamed of making it to the NBA. Michael grew up in Wilmington North Carolina, and wanted to play basketball or baseball for the college. Michael grew up playing basketball against his dad and his dad stated that Michael had this competitive drive in him always going the extra…

“It’s over! It’s over! Cleveland is a city of Champions once again! The Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA champions! Cleveland’s long sports nightmare has ended; the drought is over! 52 years and time to celebrate a title!” Those were the words of ESPN broadcaster Jeff Van Gundy as the final buzzer sounded in Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. The Cavaliers had just won the NBA finals and were bringing home a pro sports team championship to the city of Cleveland for the first time in 52 years. The city’s…

basketball for the Golden State Warriors. He has won four NBA championships, been named to the NBA All-Star team five times, and has earned gold medals for the U.S. national teams. Thompson attended Washington State University and was selected as the 11th overall choice in the 2011 NBA draft. He and Stephen Curry, known as “the Splash Brothers,” set an NBA record of 484 three-pointers in a single season in 2014. Thompson helped the Warriors win the NBA title in 2015 and 2022. Early life Melissa…

Have you ever heard your parents laugh at your dreams? I was furious when they laughed at my goal of making it to the NBA. It’s like having your best friend betray you for no reason. At first I was confused as to why they would laugh, but I started to think about this one thing. They think that because they have never played sports and that they are short that I will never be tall enough to play. There were so many emotions racing through me at this point. I almost had to walk out of the…