Shaquille O'Neal

There is no flash to Kahwi Leonard. But the San Antonio Spurs forward is quietly knocking at the doors of the NBA Superstardom. Despite playing excellent basketball both in offense and in defense, Leonard’s public recognition remains out of line with his real ability. When the Spurs first considered bringing in Leonard, the objective was simply to add a bigger perimeter player. Now on his fifth season with the ballclub, Kahwi has silently turned into a MVP caliber player. He has become an…

The (9-35) Los Angeles Lakers host the white-hot (37-6) San Antonio Spurs tonight at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Today in the 10 year anniversary of Kobe Bryant giving the NBA; his magnum opus, his masterstroke, his piece de resistance one of his crowning achievements, his exemplar performance scoring 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors. We can all reminisce about Kobe Bryant dropping the second highest scoring game in NBA history, but a few things somehow end up being…

There are to basketball players who have scored for victory. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant have made many scores and wins in their lifetime of basketball. Kobe was the youngest to to ever join the NBA team. Although Kobe was the youngest to join the NBA, Michael Jordan has won many medals, made more than 3,000 points in one season, and he also left and came back stronger than he was. In my opinion Michael Jordan is better than Kobe Bryant. First Michael Jordan won many medals. In passage 1…

Monday Night Kobe Bryant continued to tie all of our heads in a knot, by putting up great numbers by Lakers’ standards; unfortunately, he posted up “Okay” numbers by the rest of the leagues’ standards. Should the all-powerful, all-knowing, Black Mamba retire? The Lakers have accomplished so much with Kobe being their Golden child; Recently, the Lakers stand in the last place in the Western Conference. Has the fact that Kobe Bryant himself commented about his pending retirement and more…

Kareem Abdul Jabbar was a professional basketball player that really excelled in the National Basketball Association. He first was a dominant player in high school while simultaneously leading his team to an astonishing 71 consecutive wins and three straight city titles. In 2000 the National Sports Writers dubbed Alcindor's team "The #1 High School Team of the Century." Then he moved on and played for the UCLA Bruins and he still dominated, becoming the college game's best player. Under…

“In addition to his multimillion- dollar contract, Bryant had product endorsement deals for such companies as Adidas, Nintendo, Spalding, and Sprite’’ (Bryant). His second year in the league, he earned a spot on the All Star team. The record still stands as Kobe Bryant being the youngest player to receive this honor. By the age of twenty- one, Bryant was evolving into a top notch NBA player and an excellent role model. Bryant took his money and became co-owner of Olimpia Milano. In 2000, Bryant…

Since Michael Jordan never a player had been this influential and impactful in the basketball ball world as Lebron James is. Many people believe that Lebron James is the Michael Jordan of are era. Since the begin of his career Lebron has multiple impactful moment and controversial moments. Lebron James decision of living his hometown, his net value, he shoes sold, her impact on social media and his impact on team were he been to and how increased their income. Without a doubt, sports are hugely…

What do LeBron James, Serena Williams, Inbee Park, Usain Bolt, and Peyton Manning all have in common? Other than all being very popular, they are some of the most successful athletes that are currently active to this day. From Olympic Track and Field sprinters to professional Golfers, these athletes have worked hard to make millions. In this grouping of athletes, one of them earns the most money, and is one of the highest paid athletes in the United States. Each sportsperson has accumulated well…

Kobe Bryant is a hero to the city Las Angeles. He describes himself by saying, "I am what I am when I step on the court and I become that stone cold killer snake." He grew with his dad playing for the Philadelphia 76ers but his favorite team was the Lakers and favorite player was Magic Johnson. Kobe Bryant is a hero because of his clutch performance, determination, and drive. Kobe is a hero of the city of LA because he is a clutch performer. Kobe has made 36 game winners his whole career.…

After a defeat in the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, the defending Eastern Conference Champions Cleveland Cavilers headed to the off-season with plans to improve the team. What the team got was one of the worst off-seasons by a team that just went to the NBA Finals in recent history. Even though the team is going through a lot of changes, players are starting to get upset with the origination, more importantly, LeBron James. With all that has gone down this offseason in Cleveland,…