How Did Larry Bird Changed Basketball

Hard work was instilled into Larry Bird from a young age. His family was not wealthy and his parents worked two jobs trying to provide for their family of six. Larry Bird saw how hard they worked and always tried to help out by having

The NBA has helped make basketball one of the most popular sports in the world. A large reason why basketball became popular is because of the stars they changed the game like Michael Jordan and Julius Erving.

But back to smaller concepts, marketing in the 1960’s the NBA was not that known due to its small scope. It was beginning to be televised and so it started to reach more people through that medium. Then we start to see how ideas are used to market the league better. There is an entertainment value aspect to it; we started to see the players on cereal boxes as a form of advertisement. In the 1970’s we start to see more competitive balance then in the

December 21, 1891- The birth of basketball. It has been changed from simply shooting a soccer ball into a peach basket to dunking a seven pound, leather ball into an iron rim. In the early years of the game, basketball was not as popular as other sports. In the 1985 NBA draft all this would change with the emergence of a 6'6" basketball phenomenon from Wilmington, North Carolina. Although going third in the draft, he recreated the game and is known as the best player to ever touch a basketball; he is Michael Jordan.

It was the summer of 1997, a young man named Shaun Parker was born in the Windy City itself, Chicago. As an infant Shaun seemed to love basketball. Any time he was watching basketball on TV and someone tried to change it he would scream at the top of his lungs. He also loved to get basketball themed toys. At this age it was pretty clear what he wanted to be when he grew up. A NBA Superstar.

The way he plays amazes me. He is like Albert Einstein in Basketball. The first game of his career as a celtics is this year. He signed with the Celtics after being a free agent. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz. I have alway watched him because the Celtics Coach Brad Stevens had coached him in college at Butler.

Russell Westbrook had a good early life and was a very good basketball in high school. Westbrook was born November 12, 1988. As a kid, Westbrook learned about basketball from his dad. Also, he had a mom who always cared about his grades and academics. In high school, Westbrook played for the Leuzinger High School in California. In high school, Westbrook averaged more than 25 points per game. In high school Westbrook's friend, Khelcey Barrs died during a pickup game due to his heart condition. It was very hard for Westbrook to get through high school without one of his very good friends. Westbrook had very good grades as a student, he was an honor student. With good grades and being a very good basketball player, he was a big college prospect.

Her accomplishments continued as Bird went on to win two National Championships at UConn, two WNBA Championships with the Seattle Storm and another two gold medals with USA Basketball all before her 30th birthday, according to her website.

In basketball Bird had to sit out a season do to going from college to college. Also Birds father committed suicide when he got divorced. Also basketball was not a good sport for Bird.Bird worked at the city department in French Lick. Also Bird was a basketball player for the NBA.

Selected as the first overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, Iverson quickly became the team’s leader and one of the premiere point guards in the country. His $9.4 million contract was an instant ticket out of poverty for him and his family. During his rookie season, he led his team in per-game statistics, including points, assists, steals, and minutes played. During the final eight games of the season he averaged thirty-nine points per game, and on April 12, in a 125-118 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he became the second youngest player in NBA history to score fifty points in a game. He was named Rookie of the Year. In his second season, Iverson moved from the point guard position to shooting guard, which provided

He valued basketball and getting better

Have you ever wondered how it feels to be playing in the NBA? Winning 3 NBA championships and being the most paid player of his time in the NBA. Now let’s look into larry Bird, one of the most famous basketball players. This unique player had an very interesting childhood, NBA experience, and is now living a great post NBA life.

He changed the way people trained and competed in the industry. Likewise, Magic Johnson’s fierce competitiveness, strong work ethics, medals he won and records be broke, changed the goals athletes set. He

He showed NBA teams that he can shoot the three-pointer off the dribble, get to the basket using his athleticism, while also getting out in transition and use his length on the defensive side of the ball to cause havoc.

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