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    Kobe spent the first years of his life living in Italy with his family because his dad Joe “Jellybean” Bryant played in the Italian basketball league. Kobe’s dad also played in the NBA for 8 years, he was a very good basketball player. Kobe attended Lower Marion High School where he made really good grades and showed smarts on his SAT scores, but after all his basketball success and school smarts he decided to skip college and go right to the NBA. 1Kobe could have easily gone to college, he broke Wilt

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_uniform Basketball History By:Mily Albjerg Basketball Uniforms C.O. Beamis was the first basketball team it was created by Canadian James Naismith (1861-1939) created basketball in November 28,1839. Basketball shorts were short until 1984 when Michael Jordan asked for longer ones. The best selling basketball shoe were of all time were Michael Jordan’s Air Jordan. Michael Jordan

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    History Of Basketball Purpose: To inform my audience on the history of basketball Thesis: Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1839. The objective was to throw the basketball into fruit baskets strapped to the railing of the gym balcony. As you can see the game of basketball has changed tons over the years and continues to grow. Introduction A. Capture reader’s interest B. Build case through logic C. Topic sentence/thesis statement First main point (strongest) A. Invention of the game 1

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    March Madness

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    exciting months of the year, especially for people who love basketball. St. Patrick’s Day arrives, the warmth is just starting to come back; but that is not the best part, it’s all the March Madness. The NCAA Basketball Tournament brings happiness, laughter and upsets to some people and teams. Every Division 1 Basketball team in the country plays to eventually make it to the Sweet Sixteen on the bracket, in hopes of being the new NCAA Basketball Champions. Some teams struggle, while others come out on

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    Math In Basketball Math and basketball go together very well. Sometimes too well maybe. In this paper I will discuss how math occurs in basketball and how it is important to know when playing basketball. So for each math skill needed, I will list the math skill, then the part of basketball that coincides with the math skill, then I will go into detail how it is exactly that it is essential to know. So for the people in basketball, may like to take notes due to the useful information I am sharing

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    Since its creation in 1891, basketball has been an evolving sport, consumed with changes. ("Where Basketball Was Invented: The History of Basketball"). One of those many changes includes the uniforms worn by the players. There is something interesting about that change over time and the history of why uniforms are now drastically different. Women's uniforms have clearly changed more dramatically than men over time. Men, since basketball's creation, have always worn the basic uniform, tank tops and

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    On Monday, at the HERO Community Center, located 17th and Tioga, the Philadelphia Black Basketball Hall of Fame held its first ever induction ceremony. Led by its founder Delgreco Wilson, the Philadelphia Basketball Hall of Fame inducted 19 former basketball players/coaches including Philadelphia Tribune sports writer Donald Hunt for what they have given to the game of basketball in Philadelphia. The induction ceremony was star studded and filled with legends such as Claude Gross, Fred Douglass

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    Davis Benefield Kirkland English 1101 15 September 2015 Basketball Bump bump bump. Sweat drops from my brow 70- 70 on the free throw line for the win. It is up and good. Special moments like this is why basketball is so great. Basketball is a young and expanding sport, with a unique beginning, that is enjoyed by millions everyday. Basketball was founded by Dr. James Naismith. It all started in a small-town YMCA gym in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Naismith was challenged to create a new

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    sports history; the rules of basketball. The rules, invented by James Naismith, were going to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York City. Josh Swade is an extremist KU fan with a mission to bring the rules of basketball back to their rightful location of Kansas University. This document started the birthplace of basketball in KU, yet the document was auctioned, and it potentially could have left it’s befitting home at KU. This historic document belongs to KU. The rules of basketball document

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    Did you know my history in basketball started when I was in first grade. I started playing basketball when I was in 1st grade . I’ve played basketball ever since. I just love basketball. Some reasons why I love basketball are because it is a fast pace game and the scores of most games are twenty or more. Also, It is fun to see how many points you can score in one game. My history in track is not to exciting. I run over the summer and do my best in Physical Education. I participated in the 3rd and

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