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one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and he has and interesting life leading up to that. Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and as a young child he and his five siblings all moved to North Carolina. Once a sophomore in high school he tried out for the school’s basketball team, but he had failed to make the team that year. He was able to make the team the following years. At the end of high school, he got a basketball scholarship at the University

Biography Report of Wilton Norman Chamberlain (Wilt Chamberlain) Wilton Norman Chamberlain was a basketball player who was born on August 21st, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is remembered for his exceptional career in the NBA. He was more formerly known as Wilt Chamberlain and was nicknamed “Wilt the Stilt” because he was extremely tall and was about 7 feet 1 inch.Wilt was also a member of the Harlem Globetrotters before joining the NBA. He still currently holds many NBA records including

management. In an article published by Bleacher Report, “Inside the L.A Lakers’ Plans to Restructure the Front Office” by Eric Pincus written on May 8, 2017, he discusses the management’s decision on how to restructure their franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Even though the Lakers have been granted with the 2nd overall draft pick three times, they have been out of the playoff running since 2014. The front office hopes with a new management line up they

Kyrie Irving “I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that I only believed in.” Kyrie Irving has said this, and it appears that his dreams have come true. Kyrie Irving’s Childhood and teen years lead to years of success. Kyrie Irving had many talents in college and that lead to a good making in the NBA. Kyrie Irving makes a lot of money of his contract and endorsements with Nike and Pepsi. Kyrie Irving had many accomplishments even with a difficult personal life. Kyrie Irving

Sociological perspective on basketball In sociology, there are 3 paradigms. There is the conflict theory perspective, the symbolic-interaction perspective and the structural-functionalist perspective. From a conflict paradigm point of view, the essay would focus on gender and how the assumption that girls lack the same level of strength and stamina as men. The WNBA (Women National Basketball League) doesn’t get the same amount of respect as the males do in the NBA (National Basketball League). Another issue

In 1995 Scotty Thurman was on top of the world. Thurman led the Arkansas Razorbacks to a NCAA basketball championship with one great performance after another. After this miracle season, Thurman made a decision that would change his fortunes. Rather than come back for his senior year and get his degree, he elected to make himself eligible for the NBA draft. With a NCAA championship under his belt, Thurman was confident he was ready for the NBA, but NBA scouts had different ideas. Thurman could only

The Commercialization of Basketball The game of basketball is changing, but not willingly or by it own doing. Corporate America has been poking around in the petri dish containing American sports for years now, steering its path of evolution wherever desired. The effects can easily be seen on and around the basketball court in the form of corporate logos engrained on the floor, product advertisements everywhere from the rafters to the programs to the scorers table, and company labels stitched

The NBA Should Enforce a Hard Salary Cap      How many of you sports fans out there are sick of paying twenty-five dollars for a lousy seat at an NBA game? How many of you are sick of seeing the same teams in the finals every year? I'm sure there are thousands of you out there that feel this way, as do I. The way we can fix these problems is to demand that the NBA enforce a hard salary cap. A hard salary cap would lower ticket prices, allow for more teams to be more competitive and eliminate

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

playing basketball myself in the fourth grade. I often found myself trying to replicate Jordan’s moves and motions on the court. I already know a great deal about Jordan because I have studied his career and practically memorized his credentials, both as an athlete and a thriving businessperson. I often found myself staring at my ceiling at night reciting free-throw percentages and such. The main controversy when dealing with Jordan, however, focuses not on his ability to play basketball, rather