NBA Draft

Allen Iverson Have you ever been excited or filled with shock?Allen Ezail Iverson was born on June 7,1975 in Hampton , Virginia . Allen's mother, Ann was 15 years old when she had him . his biological father did not stay and support him . A man named Michael Freeman moved in with his mother and took care of him since he was a toddler.As Allen got older he grew a love for basketball, in high school he was the star player. With his mom in struggle of money and in the worst neighborhood in town…

One day kevin was walking past a foot locker and saw the newest KD 9 elite flip the switch! He wanted them so bad but he could sadly not afford them. He sprinted home and begged his mom for them. She scolded “FOR BASKETBALL ONLY, ARE YOU CRAZY. I’M DEFINITELY NOT PAYING 150$ FOR A PAIR OF KICKS!!”. Kevin did not care what his mom had to say. He waited for his mom to fall asleep. Then he sneaked into his mom's room and swiped her credit card and ran as quick as he could before the store closed…

the WNBA. Although the players cannot do anything about it, the shortened season limits the chances for exposure in the United States. Four months is not terribly short to other sports, but in the world of basketball it is extremely short because the NBA season is seven months in the regular season with an additional two months worth of the…

After two more seasons at Virginia, Stith would go on to a 10 year career in the National Basketball League, with three teams. He was the No. 13 draft pick of the Denver Nuggets in the 1992. He would spend eight seasons with the Nuggets before spending one season with the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. After his playing career ended, Stith and his wife Barbara Dilworth, an ODU alumnae…

My is Md Pramanik but i liked to be called Mash. If you were ever wondering how i got my nickname, I dont know how. I used to be called bobby and that i was because of one kid calling me bobby, it caught on. I am at the moment probably one the youngest student in my grade. I am 16 and going to turn 17 on January 2nd. There isnt anything special about my parents, they are just normal parents. So far my goals are to go to any college that i can afford which offer engeering and ROTC and its been…

Should college athletes be getting paid for what they do? That itself is a million dollar question. For the purpose of this paper, I am going to focus on division one basketball players. It’s really an opinionated topic. A lot of people think that they should be paid and a lot of people believe that they should not be paid. The NCAA has plenty of money to pay division one basketball players and these players have plenty of reasons why they should be getting paid. They train harder than any…

college and a bright future ahead of him in the NBA. Alexander committed to Kansas , wanting to be apart of a college basketball blueblood. During his season he battled injuries and eventually went undrafted in the NBA Draft. Alexander was a kid from Chicago, who had dreamt his whole life that he would attend University of Illinois. Looking back at the decisions he made, he realized he should've attended his Dream School and now wonders how his NBA career would be different. Just like in Like…

went to the hospital. The doctors said that he had a fractured ankle and it would take months to cure. He did receive some good news because he helped his team win the championship. Some NBA teams were scouting him during the state championship and his family are trying to see if he can get cured before the 2016 NBA…

subtle ways. For example, the method called stacking characterized as putting athletes in positions based on their race. Also the lack of African Americans in higher management levels in the NBA. African Americans make up a good majority of basketball athletes while only one African American actually owns an NBA team. As a society, we’re starting to be more diverse and one thing we really need to focus more on would be bridging the racial gap in sports. The upper management levels in all sports…

well with a team who needed a shooter. Birds initial year was a growing period where his shooting remarkably improved and he grew knowledge in the game. Bird basketball skillset was so valuable that he was selected the sixth overall pick in the NBA draft at the end of his junior year (Bio.com). Bird greatly appreciated this offer, but needed to take care of unfinished business in Indiana, and that was a Championship. With fair team play and insane achievements by Bird, Indiana State became a…