NBA Draft

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However, he is a senior instead of a junior. He is the best basketball player at his school and the National Basketball Association (NBA) scouts has been tracking his progress for two years. He is very popular at school, but also even with his popularity he is humble. He focuses a lot of his grades and bettering his basketball performance. He is aware that he is talented and intelligent…

Michael Jordan Michael Jordan was one of the most extordinary players if not the best player to ever touch a basketball. He was always trying his hardest and no one ever new when he was in his prime because his whole career he was explosive and unstoppable although people usually do lean to the end of his career since he did improve in so many areas like jumpshots, fadeaways, and free throws. He was by far a better shooter by the end of his career but at the begining he was known for going…

Underground in Ann Arbor, Michigan are the archives for the University of Michigan. There you can find the Final Four, “... banners from 1992 and 1993” (Thamel). The Fab Five, known as “The Greatest Class Ever Recruited” had bald heads, sagging shorts, black socks, and an attitude that changed College Basketball forever. “They don’t care how they were perceived” (Hehir). They had a journey to get to the point of the Chris Webber scandal. The Fab Five’s revolutionized college basketball…

professional level. Athletes that do not graduate with a degree often find themselves stuck if they get injured or don’t make it onto a professional team. A popular trend known as “one and done” refers to college basketball players declaring for the NBA draft after just one year of playing in college. But not every college could afford the players they want to recruit. “An analysis was done in 2013 concerning the financial stability of public school division I athletic departments. What…

Lima, Ohio is a small, industrial town of just around 40,000 people, located between Dayton and Toledo on I-75. If you were to go to Lima, Ohio and ask who the greatest basketball player ever was you would get one name, Greg Simpson. Greg Simpson's story was that of success and failure. There was nothing stopping him from success, but himself. He was his own poison during his college years. He was featured in the Lima News as an eighth-grader at West Junior High. He garnered coverage due to his…

Marfan Syndrome is a disease causing effects to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, lungs, bones and joints. Other parts of the body which can be affected are the hands, chest, torso and the length or tallness. For those who play sports this disease can end their careers. Due to the pressure around the heart, lungs and blood vessels heavy activity is could lead to death. I chose this topic because I was tested for Marfan Syndrome due to large hands which are referred to as basket hands and for…

injured. (Tyler) The millionaire coaches criticize players for being “soft” or “weak” if they ever choose to sit out for a game due to health. The players are also further incentivized to play through pain, because they are trying to raise their NFL draft stock. Because they are not paid in college, they are forced to overexert themselves and risk their well-being for a chance to make it to the biggest stage of them all, the…

Smith argues that an athlete’s right to express their own opinions is suddenly limited when their opinion is unpopular. She supports this claim with similar prior cases, such as, “the NBA required Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf to stand for the anthem, and there was debate over whether it was appropriate for Sheryl Crow to wear an anti-war T-shirt when she performed” (Smith 9). Smith also supported her claim with her own facts and findings “based…

Every little kid grows up dreaming of playing in the NFL, NBA, MLB and so much more. Only 7.6 million of those kids go on to play varsity sports in high school (Koebler). Seven percent of those athletes go on to play a college sport without pay (Scholarshipstats.com). Less than two percent of college athletes go on to play in a professional sport (Cheney-Rice). Eighty-six percent of college athletes live in poverty after graduation (Hayes). If the NCAA paid them for their contributions while…