One of NBA’s Greatest Starters Saying Kobe Bryant sucks at basketball‚ is like saying Napoleon Dynamite isn’t funny. He is‚ and Kobe for sure doesn’t! In May of 2008 he got his “Most Valuable Player Award” for the first time ever in his career. (Naik‚ par. 5) He has won many awards in his career‚ and helped the Lakers win the playoffs 3 years in a row. By the ending of 2007‚ he was the youngest player to reach 20‚000 points in his career. He’s a hard working basketball player who deserves all the
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Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23‚ 1978)‚ nicknamed the "Black Mamba"‚ is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school‚ and has played for the Lakers his entire career‚ winning five NBA championships. Bryant is a 15-time All-Star‚ 14-time member of the All-NBA Team‚ and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. As of June 2012‚ he ranks third and fifth on the
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Jeremy Lin: A Hero Personified My hero’s name is Jeremy Lin. He is a Taiwanese born NBA player. When he was growing up nobody ever expected him to become a successful basketball player. After Jeremy Lin graduated high school he went to Harvard. Harvard is a very academic-based school and to see a Harvard graduate choose a path of basketball is astonishing. Jeremy Lin rose to stardom on February 4th‚ 2012. He had a career night‚ finishing with 25 points‚ 7 assists‚ and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lin showed
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In Michael Jordan’s biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website‚ they state that‚”By acclamation‚ Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.”. He was one of the best‚ winning countless awards‚ breaking many records‚ and making product endorsements. He is also the majority owner and head of the basketball operations for the NBA Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan is famous because he is one of the best basketball players of the 20th century. Michael Jordan was
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Michael Jordan is a better basketball player than Lebron James. Michael Jordan has better stats‚ played against better players than Lebron plays against‚ and lead his team to more victories. The first reason is that Michael had better stats. Michael averages 35 points‚ while Lebron averages 25 points per game. Lebron averages 0 assists‚ while Michael averages 6 assists. Lebron is not a good passer and Michael is. Michael has way better stats The second reason is that Michael Jordan lead his team
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Is Chris Paul a good fit for the Nuggets? With the news that point guard Chris Paul is opting of his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers and testing the free-agent market‚ a surprising name among the teams he is interested in visiting is the Denver Nuggets. With the move of free-agents to join other high profile markets or hook up with other superstars on other perennial powers to create the dreaded “super team”‚ Denver didn’t fit seem to fit either of those categories. While it’s hard to infer
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Superstars don’t last forever. The dominant forces in the NBA aren’t far off from showing their first signs of deterioration. LeBron James is 31 years old‚ while Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry are 27 and 28 years old‚ respectively. As amazing as NBA superstars are‚ they don’t age like wine. Within the next five or so years‚ the next generation of superstars will be ready to take the stage and accept the proverbial passed torch. Of the teams in the NBA‚ the franchises that look the deadliest‚ in
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New York Knicks demolished the sluggish Orlando Magic with a 108-95 at the Madison Square Garden on Friday night. The Knicks got the ball rolling as seven of their players scored in double figures. Carmelo Anthony led New York with a double-double game performance of 19 points and 11 rebounds to go along with six assists in 35.46 minutes of playing. Rookie Kristaps Porzingis added 18 points‚ six boards‚ two assists‚ two steal and two shot blocks‚ while Jose Calderon‚ Robin Lopez‚ Arron Afflalo scored
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NBA rumors are in full swing now and the chances of Dwyane wade playing for a team other than Miami Heat next season keep getting bigger by the day. One of the biggest names on the NBA Free Agency market‚ Dwyane Wade‚ may be close to signing a new contract‚ and this time with another team. After meeting with the 34-year-old Miami superstar in New York‚ the Denver Nuggets believed that they had a 50-50 chance at signing Dwyane wade as a free agent‚ according to people familiar with the situation
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The news article follows my stock corporation‚ Under Armour (UA). A few weeks ago‚ NBA player Stephen Curry‚ won the NBA MVP award of 2016. Curry‚ who plays for the Golden State Warriors‚ has an endorsement deal with Under Armour. Thus‚ this recent news has caused some competition between Under Armour and Nike. Nike shares closed up 0.8% in the stock market today and Under Armour added 1%. Nike is known to be a top developer‚ distributor‚ and marketer for apparel and accessories for all ages. Under
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