2010 NBA All-Star Game

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    the contract is allegedly a player option. This marks the first time in nine years James has re-signed with a team, the other times James opted to be a free agent. In 2010, he left the Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat- where he won two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013. James rejoined the Cavaliers in 2014, and he made it to NBA Finals. Unfortunately, James and the Cavaliers lost the championship to the Golden State Warriors. Forward Kevin Love has also re-signed with the Cavaliers; his deal

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    National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), or National Hockey League (NHL). Not to mention that we as a nation spend more on collegiate, and high school sports. Fans love when their respective team drafts a new superstar, or make a blockbuster trade to bring in talent. However on the down side in recent years fans have also had to deal with lost cause seasons in order to make these trades, or draft these players. In today’s world teams are all about building their team for the

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    is just one opportunity that the NBA’s ‘one-and-done’ rule offers young, talented basketball players. The NBA has a rule in place for all of it’s upcoming stars. They must be at least 19 and one year separated from their last season of high school basketball. There a many different perspectives and opinions on the rule but there are a lot of benefits to young athletes the option to be in the NBA by such a young age and getting started on their professional career at only the age of 19. The rule simply

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    basketball for 4D, a youth basketball team with numerous All-Americans on their roster. Ariza attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles and played varsity basketball. As a junior, he and other future NBA players Bobby Brown, Brandon Heath, and Hassan Adams led Westchester to the California State championship. As a senior, Ariza was considered the number 18 player in the nation, listed as the number 5 power forward, and rated a five-star recruit by Rivals.com in 2003. Ariza accepted a scholarship

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    night. Nine-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul had a remarkable scoring night of 28 points with 12 assists to register another double-double game performance for the Clippers, who are currently 18-8 at home this season. Paul, who attended the funeral of Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams’ wife Ingrid, played with a game-high 37 minutes. "It really put a lot of stuff in perspective," Paul said. "At the end of the day, it is just basketball." Reserve Jamal Crawford, who was the 2010 NBA Sixth Man of the

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    Tony Parker (nba player) Famous Basketball Player Musician Philanthropist Co-director Producer Actor Tony Parker is a famous basketball player. Who Is a French professional basketball player. The full name of Tony Parker is William Anthony Parker junior. Tony Parker was born on 17th May 1982. He plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the national basketball association commonly known as the NBA. Tony Parker is a son of a professional basketball player. Tony Parker started his journey in the

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    the Super Team The emergence of “super teams” in the NBA has brought up much controversy. “The NBA is a premier professional men’s basketball league filled with many premier players. When an NBA team has more than one or two big-named players on the roster, it is known as a super team. In this era of the NBA, super teams that are forced are bad for the sport” (NBA). NBA super teams are becoming even more common in today’s league. With more star players coming together to create super teams, there

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    them I don’t have time to hear all your negative stuff.What does it mean to me it means to me that I don’t care about my enemies. Paul George is my role model because he is a professional NBA player. He spoke these words right before his season ending injury, in 2014. He was born on May 2nd, 1990 in Palmdale, California and is an NBA player for the Indian Pacers. Paul George is 6'9'' and weighs 220 pounds. He is known to have one of the most positive attitudes in the NBA. Paul was drafted in the first

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    Curry was an NBA player. Stephen Curry got a lot of attention for his impressive season at Davidson College. Steph was drafted in 2009 by the Golden State Warriors and he grew into one of the NBA’s top players with his amazing shooting and dribbling skills. Other than his small body and unmanly looks Steph proved he is able to handle the NBA position with his shooting and dribbling skills. The six foot three point guard averaged more than 22 points per game after the 2010 All-Star break and he

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    Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players to ever play the game, on and off of the court. Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1963. After he was born, he and his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, and he grew up there as a child and a young adult (“Michael Jordan”). His father worked at a General Electric plant as a supervisor. Jordan was raised in a family who only knew working hard and playing sport, but Jordan could never keep steady hours at work because

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