Celtic mythology

The San Antonio Spurs, notorious for their identity and under the radar transactions, have strung together an offseason that has quietly revitalized the gaping holes in their roster. San Antonio was successful in snagging 2-time NBA champion Pau Gasol in free agency, more than making up for the impending retirement of future hall of famer Tim Duncan. Gasol, unsuccessful in making the playoffs this past season, tested the free agent market, looking to take his talents to a contender that could best

Have you ever been known to be a “die-hard fan?” Have you ever loved a team so much, that you decorated your room with the team’s logo everywhere, or bought your favorite players jersey for that team? I have, and that team to me was the Los Angeles Lakers. I remember watching some of the most successful seasons the Lakers ever had, either when they were winning championships or breaking NBA records. Slowly I began to see good players leave Los Angeles and their record start to get worse and worse

The Detroit Pistons franchise has an illustrious history, but over recent years there have been times of utter disappointment. The 2015-16 Pistons team is a young, talented group of guys who can put up solid fantasy stats for us. Center Andre Drummond leads this Detroit team into this season as the top fantasy option on the team. From Drummond to Reggie Jackson, the Pistons should be a team to look at during your upcoming fantasy basketball drafts. So, here we go with my 2015-16 Detroit Pistons

1980s Sports The 1980s were a very unique place in time. It was filled with people wearing knee-high neon socks. Michael Jackson’s thriller was released in 1982. The Simpsons debuts on fox in 1989 only to become one of the most popular cartoon comedies to ever debut on television. The Los Angeles Lakers won their 5th NBA title of the decade in 1988. The 1980s were some of the weirdest and the wackiest times but without it, our generation wouldn't be the same. Don’t be fooled though, throughout

Corporate Social Responsibility is vital to sport organizations in today’s society because it enables an organization to pour back into the community, while building and maintain a positive brand image. CSR is defined as a “definitional construct, aims at describing the relationship between business and the larger society surrounding it, and at redefining the role and obligations of private business within that society” (Filizoz, 2011). The National Basketball Association’s corporate social responsibility

Since 1996, Gregg Popovich has been the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs with great success. Coach Popovich has had 17 consecutive winning season, 5 world champions and named NBA coach of the year 3 times. Most might think he’s just had great talent and been fortunate to be put into a winning program, but a true fan of basketball knows that Coach Popovich has created a distinguished program through his renowned leadership and by developing relationships with each player on the team. By examining

Best NBA team? What NBA team is the best to ever play the sport, is it the 95-96 Bulls, or maybe the 86-87 lakers, maybe even the 70-71 Bucks, how about the 85-86 Celtics. Well first off let's look at some of the facts. Each of those teams won the NBA championship that year. Also all four of those teams had a 60+ win season. So let's take a look at some of the players that played on the teams. First of the 95-96 bulls, they had the greatest of all time, Micheal Jordan. He was the bug star for

Early life Michael Jeffery Jordan was born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Deloris who worked in banking and James R. Jordan, Sr., an equipment supervisor. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, when he was a toddler. Jordan has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr., and one older sister Deloris and a younger sister Roslyn. Jordan is the fourth of five children. His older brother James retired in 2006 as the commander Sergeant Major of the 35th

Both LeBron and Carmelo have been awarded separately for their achievements in the NBA with their different styles of playing, but also been successful together by being apart of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team. With both players entering their twelfth season in the league, Carmelo and LeBron has been labeled as two of the top small forwards up to date. LeBron is well known to be a dominant player in the paint, the area closes to the goal, by quickly snatching rebounds and having some amazing

Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri is a master of prying assets from other teams without them realizing they're getting royally shafted in the deal. One of his first moves upon joining the Raptors organization was sending former No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani to the New York Knicks for a package that included three players and three draft picks—a king's ransom considering Il Mago's decline in production over the years. Ujiri followed up that heist almost one year later with an under-the-radar