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    RING! RING! RING! RING! Damn what the hell! 5:45 already? “Tommy wake up Gage and Henry just pulled up and you have practice in 40 minutes” mother said. “OK mom” Tommy mumbled while yawning and stretching, as he looked up he saw two of his teammates standing in his doorway, both staring at their watches. Tommy shouted “I’ll be out in five minutes. Get out!” Tommy was always excited for the first day of practice. For the last three years he has dribbled his way to greatness. Tommy was now a senior

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    This week, the Sixers and their fans finally got a chance to see center Joel Embiid play basketball for the first time in over two years. In the Sixers' first three preseason games, Embiid has been on a 12-minute restriction but has shown flashes of potential and athleticism that many analysts predicted when he first came out of Kansas. However, Sixers head coach Brett Brown has been impressed with Embiid over these last few years and believes he could be special, comparing him to a future Hall

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    on our way home the car followed us to the street, after it pulled off to make another lap we ran to the house to only see that a note on the door, which I thought was scary but it was only a florist. 2. My happy place would probably be on the basketball court. Being on the court clears my mind. Although I can do wrong, there’s always room for mistakes. Helping my team makes me happy, a good stop on defense boosts us for offense. And once were up there is no coming back. 3.

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    The History of Basketball Basketball started with its invention in 1891 and was started by a P.E. teacher at a YMCA. His name was James Naismith. Once basketball had started rolling, it boomed. It was popular just from a small YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. People eventually picked up on basketball and this was enjoyed by many Americans and is used a lot. Basketball was just invented because there were people that wanted a way to stay conditioned during the winter for the upcoming

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    The National Basketball Association fan base grows day by day, and is slowly passing the National Football League as America's most popular sport. The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. The idea behind Naismith's game was to maneuver a soccer ball by dribbling it up the court and then passing it to an open teammate who would attempt to shoot the ball into a peach

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    Basketball vs tennis ball SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT 2/12/15 By David Ramirez REVIEW OF LITERATURE: Click here to enter 8 paragraphs or more that states all of the facts that you collected while researching your problem. Be sure to spell and grammar check your paragraphs! PURPOSE/PROBLEM: I want to know if the environment where you bounce the tennis ball and basketball matters for how high the ball will bounce. While dropping it from the same height of three feet in every environment

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    Professional Basketball Basketball is one of the most popular and beloved sports that is played today. Michael Jordan who played for the Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls once said, “Just play, have fun, and enjoy the game” (BrainyQuote 2016). Whether playing with friends for fun or by professionals for entertainment or simply watching from home, basketball is a sport that is enjoyed all over the world. Beginning with a unique history, basketball has evolved over time from a simple idea into

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    Basketball is one of the most popular which is beloved sports that is played today. Michael Jordan, who played for the Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls once said, “Just play, have fun, and enjoy the game” (BrainyQuote 2016). Whether playing with friends for fun or by professionals for entertainment or simply watching from home, basketball is very enjoyed all over the world. Beginning with a unique history, basketball has evolved over time from a simple idea into a professional career choice

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    Ex-Basketball Player by John Updike Essay

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    of the basketball team? He still holds most of the records for the team. He scored more points than anyone else in the school’s history. He never studied much because he was an athlete. His basketball skills were going to take him places. But high school ended and there are no more games to be played. Where is that former all-star now? In his poem “Ex-Basketball Player,” John Updike examines the life of a former high school basketball star. Flick Webb was a local hero, and he loved basketball. He never

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    school basketball players should just make the traumatic jump from high school to the pros but they best option is going to college first. When you think of any normal high school athlete, you think of their skill level is not fully developed, maybe they are very lazy and they have no work ethic and the biggest thing is that they are very immature both physically and mentally. In college they develop all of these assets to a level where you can get to the pros. Many high school basketball players

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