It all started this one day this kid or should I say man named Kyrie Irving. He and his teammate were stretching, why, because the biggest game of their life is happening! This game was a basketball game and they are playing The Golden State Warriors. The Golden State Warriors had just blew a 3-1 lead and this is the final game and this is it whoever wins gets a ring and everything. So Kyrie Irving is getting ready and he is really nervous, because it’s a really big game and Golden State has some of the best three point shooters ever. Also two time MVP Stephen Curry, but that don’t faze Kyrie Irving. So the game was starting and Kyrie had some butterflies in his stomach, but he is ready for the game. He has been ready for this
The source that I used, “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Biography” by Biography.com no authors are listed is a great source that gave me a lot of information that will help me with my reader response essay. I came across this website by entering my search question into Google. After looking through a dozen of articles “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Biography” had the most detailed information of all the links. This article gave me a lot of information that will be correlating to my search question which is this: What major influences did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have in his basketball career? The “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Biography” article had three sections that broke
Our staff tells you who was snubbed as an NBA All-Star starter. Jonathan Ebrahimi () : For starters, I think we all agree that Westbrook was snubbed this year. He’s keeping a largely under-talented Thunder team in the thick of the playoff hunt and is putting up historically great numbers to do it. Out East, there are two players I feel have been overlooked. For starters, Isaiah Thomas has been having a wonderful season for Boston.
Steve Nash is considered one of the greatest point guards in the first decade of NBA, and he already became a national hero in Canada based on his tremendous achievement as a professional basketball player. However, according to his interview, Nash was considered a player without sufficient talent to be even a good college player in the United States. No college was willing to offer him a scholarship initially, because he was a Caucasian player from Canada. Caucasian players were widely considered as athletic inferior to African players, and Canada was also considered a country that has few talented basketball players. This is a typical stereotype about Caucasian basketball players in NBA, and usually
Last March, an undefeated basketball squad faced a tragic loss, and unfortunately it was not the game. An undefeated season was on the line for the Fennvile Blackhawks, and the whole town was in attendance. The game went into overtime and Wes Leonard was ready for it. Seconds left in overtime, the score was tied again. It was the last play of the game, and Wes Leonard drove to the basket for a lay up, putting them up by two. Time expired and fans rushed the court looking for the hero that made that game winning basket. Seconds later that hero collapsed to the ground. Wes Leonard, a 16 year old healthy boy, died minutes after his dream, a game winning shot, of a cardiac arrest. ( Moisse Sec. 1 Par. 1-3)
“I'll never forget Opening Day in Cincinnati. When they called my name during introductions and a sellout crowd stood and cheered, I looked into the stands and saw Katie and our two kids, Sierra who's nearly 2, and my 6-year-old stepdaughter, Julia, and my parents and Katie's parents. I had to swallow hard to keep from breaking down right there. They were all crying, but I had to at least try to keep it together”(Tim Keown). This is a reaction that nearly passed by All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers. Josh Hamilton grew up knowing and loving only two things in his life, his family and baseball. With a steady head throughout high school Hamilton earned success on the baseball diamond. Attaining such honors as being named Baseball America’s High School Player of the Year, USA Baseball’s Amateur Player of the Year, and twice chosen as North Carolinas Gatorade High School Player of the Year (Josh Hamilton).
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When the dorm step show came homecoming week I was so nervous you would have thought I was about to be interrogated. The female’s dorm Kleist had just begun finishing up and they came back and said, “High Rise you’re up.” From that moment on, my nerves began to take over. My heart felt like it was beating out of my chest. The crowd started screaming as soon as they saw us coming out onto the stage. Once I heard people yelling out, “yessss go Tre!, go High Rise!” those butterflies flew away and I instantly grew confidence. It was like I had a flashback of myself being in another cookout or party when I was a kid and I let it out. Before we could even finish our first step, the crowd nearly blew the roof off of the gym. Once I heard the crowd’s reaction that allowed me to get comfortable and start really having fun. After our performance, I knew we had a good chance to win but I wanted to stay humble because the other teams worked hard. After the last performance, they said that they were going to announce the winning team. I shook hands and hugged all of my teammates and closed my eyes tight like I was making a wish. The announcer said, “Drumroll please….and your winner is……. High Riseeee!.” The entire team ran out on the floor full of energy and joy; it was like we won the Super
Earvin Johnson Jr was born on August 14, 1959 in Lansing Michigan. Johnson got his nickname name "Magic" from his performances in high school at Everett high school in Lansing. Magic attended Michigan State university and as a sophomore won a national championship in basketball. Magic Johnson is a hero because he is courageous, he is inspirational, and he is very hard working.
Russell Westbrook’s family played a big role in his early stages of his life. Russell Westbrook was born in the city long Beach California. Soon after birth, his family moved to Los Angeles, California where his dad taught him the wonderful game of basketball. He had four family members including himself, his younger brother Raynard, his dad Russell Westbrook Junior, and his mom Shannon Horton. Russell’s best friend during his early part of life was Khelcey Barrs III, who later died suddenly during high school while he was playing a pickup game of basketball.
Curry comes home after every game to two adorable daughters and his beautiful loving caring wife. His family is very supporting of his career and charity work. His hard work in basketball and charity work started in middle school. Curry has always been downgraded
LeBron was infuriated by the disruption the three competitors were creating. He wondered why Russell felt the need to do such a bad thing, cheat. Just competing in the Olympics should be an honor in itself. Lebron’s father, Zeus, felt like he was being disrespected, by the commotion caused by the fighting, as well as Russell’s cheating. Zeus and LeBron had to do something.
I’m sure you’ve heard about NBA star Stephen Curry, but here is some more facts you probably did not know about him. But before we start let's get some things straight. Stephen Curry plays for the Golden State Warriors (GSW) NBA basketball team and his brother Seth Curry plays for the NBA too! Also his sister plays volleyball for her college! I guess sports run in their blood. But as you can tell, those were only a few small facts, so keep reading for more!
"I studied the Qur'an every day. At home, at the mosque...I would read it in airplanes, before games and after them. I was soaking up the faith and learning new meanings each time I turned a page. I didn't dabble in the faith, I gave myself over to
The game almost over, several seconds left, score is equal and suddenly you receive the ball right under the basket, you are not the best player of the team but you won't miss for sure. Everyone's eyes on you. What would I feel in this situation? Opportunity? Chance? Responsibility? Blood pressure? Stress? Tension? Writing "Happy Endings", Atwood uses the standard plot, characterization and point of view to make the reader think nonstandard.
“He shoots, and he scores. Cam Stalzer with the game winning shot!” ... That was me when I was shooting my game winning free throws. It started out to be just a normal day starting of with me going over to Blake’s house. We are like brothers. We are together 24-7.