with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets‚ then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie‚ Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest. Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive championships from 2000 to 2002. A heated feud between the duo and a loss in the 2004 NBA Finals was followed by O’Neal’s trade from the Lakers after the 2003–04 season. Following O’Neal’s departure Bryant
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Mahmood 1 Akif Mahmood 2015-11-0202 Dr. Naveed Rehan SS100 Writing and Communication 17 November 2011 Uncovering the Truth Behind Stereotypes As the world becomes a global village‚ people from all walks of life are socializing at an unprecedented level and virtually no one is safe from falling prey to stereotypes. This often dogmatic approach to categorizing people is widespread in mass communication as well from standup comedies
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The Tainted Record” He has it all: the fame‚ the fortune‚ and the fans. Kobe Bryant has anything and everything any living person could want‚ and as a former NBA champion‚ he even has arguably more athleticism than most people out there. However‚ even through his NBA championships and his MVP awards‚ many people tend to look at Kobe in a very negative way; almost look down on the star for one single occurrence. This may seem harsh‚ but there is indeed a logical explanation to this seemingly pessimistic
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Goddess of conspicuous consumption Paris Hilton “has tasted the water” as has her dog Tinkerbell. The drink has also shown up at the Grammy’s‚ Emmy’s and MTV Video Music Awards in the hands of celebrities such as Jamie Foxx‚ Mariah Carey and Shaquille O’Neal. Bling h2o’s museum quality glazed bottles‚ each one hand detailed with genuine Swarovski crystals‚ would command attention regardless what was inside. Bling h2o is virtually nitrate-free‚ sodium free‚ and contains minimal chlorides. The
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The Dream Team Era During the summer of 1992‚ the NBA took center stage as the world watched the greatest team in sports ever assembled joke‚ pose‚ and finally play its way to the gold medal at the summer Olympic games. The team was named the "Dream Team" and it featured eleven of the NBA’s best players. Names like Michael Jordan‚ Earvin "Magic" Johnson‚ and Larry Bird headlined the games and the play of Scottie Pippen and "Sir" Charles Barkley stole the show. After only eight games‚ the world
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Kobe Bryant is one of the most well known basketball players to ever play the game‚ he was a fierce competitor and put in work to become what he is known as today but what was Kobe like before all the fame and fortune? Kobe “Bean” Bryant born August 23‚ 1978 Philadelphia played on his high school basketball team at Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia and he played varsity when he was a freshman. His team finished with a record of 4-20. The following three year his team had a record of 77-13
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Richard Jewel case and the Olympic bombing and the TWA flight 800 that blew up over New York. The media jumped to numerous conclusions that had us lost. Do you think these people worry about what fund raiser Michael Jordan attended and about what Shaquille O’Neal did on Thanksgiving for the needy? No. They are more interested in what color Dennis Rodman’s hair is and what he wore last night at Excalibur. I had to go through days of research to find out that Chicago
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Dwight Howard: Are You Ready? "What a lot of people don’t know is when I hurt my back‚ it affected my nerves to the point where my whole left leg just went dead basically‚" the Lakers center said Thursday. "I couldn’t do a calf raise." The Back injury of Dwight Howard in the 2012 season affected him for the rest of his career. This back injury did not only end the rest of his season but it also gave him the frightening idea of not returning to the NBA. After his surgery Dwight did come back feeling
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Kobe Bryant Five-time NBA champion‚ two-time NBA Finals MVP‚ one NBA MVP award‚ fourteen time NBA All Star‚ and two time Olympic gold medalist are several of Kobe Bryant’s many accolades that shape his legendary career. Many ex and current NBA players believe he is the best Los Angeles Laker player of all time. Some even strongly believe by the end of his illustrious career he will be the greatest of all time surpassing the legend‚ Michael Jordan. But his greatness also brings harsh critics‚ many
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The shooting guard then teamed up with superstar center Shaquille O’Neal to win three consecutive NBA championships‚ and was voted first-team all-NBA from 2002-04. He also inked multi-year endorsement deals with adidas ‚ Sprite and other top sponsors.In 2008‚ Bryant was named Most Valuable Player and carried his
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