I do not consider myself to be very good at basketball but I could have been much worse if I never met this group of middle-aged men. I started playing with these guys when I was 14 years old, and to this day I still don’t know some of their names. I met them when my friends and I were shooting around in my local middle school, they happened to be short of people so they asked if we wanted to play pick up with them. We agreed, and ever since then, we played with them every Sunday morning. We met every Sunday morning at 8:30 like clockwork. There were six total courts, but we always played on the one that’s closest to the handball courts. The courts we play on were not even regulation. The baskets were double-rimmed and the three-point line …show more content…
He was incredibly tall and slender, and for some reason he always wore sweats instead of shorts even in the hot summer days. He was one of the guys who I did not know what their name was. Amongst my friends, we called him Kobe. We called him Kobe because his shot looked exactly like Kobe’s. He could rise in the air and softly flick the ball in the basket. His game was silky smooth and I aspired to be like that when I am forty years old. I really looked up to him because he was just so good for someone who plays basketball for fun. Other than NBA players, he quickly became one of my role model in the game of basketball. I tried to model my game after him but unfortunately it was quite difficult because I was not tall enough. However, I still copy the little things that he does like his shooting …show more content…
Vinny always wore his Kobe Bryant t-shirt and his white Jordan III’s. He was in his mid-forties and he somehow became my rival. We never played on the same team for some reason and we always ended up guarding each other. He only had one move, which was a pull-up down at the baseline. It became very predictable and I stopped him every time. He stopped my moves as well and sometime things get heated. We always go back and forth trash talking and the banter was hilarious. Looking back, I loved the trash talking and going back-and-forth with Vinny. It made me a stronger competitor and help me see the fun in a heated
Basketball is a chart-topping sport that is loved by many fans. It’s been a hit since 1891 when it began, starting in Springfield, Massachusetts. It grew rapidly in popularity and spread around the world. Many people found it comforting to play, such as Pat Conroy. Pat Conroy was an outstanding basketball player, who was committed in going far with his teammates.
Michael Jordan, in his prime, was thought of as one of the greatest basketball champions of all time. A shooting guard, standing at six-six, Jordan was able to out play anyone in his position. He started his career at the University of North Carolina, where he helped his team win a national championship. He then was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984-85 season. While playing for the Bulls, Jordan received many awards such as, MVP, five championships, Olympic gold medals, slam dunk contests, and many more defensive and offensive awards. Jordan simply dominated the nineties and left the game as a NBA Finals winner in 1998.
George Mikan who was one of the NBA’s first great center. The Minneoplis Lakers soon after
He then won another Championship beating the Sonics as his 4th. He also was the star in the movie Space Jam. The next year he scored an average of 30.4 points per game with 72-82 record that season and won his 5th championship against Utah Jazz. He again won the same as the following year 1997-1998 winning again to make his 6th and final championship. He then joined the Washington wizards. Then, he retired from basketball (Biography.com Editors.).
Everybody had high expectations about him, they were seeing in him a new leader, a new beginning for the Pistons. He didn’t prove anybody wrong. He started at the 1995 all-star game after becoming the first rookie ever to lead all players in fan voting. Along with Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks, were co-voted as the Rookie Players of the Year. In the next four seasons, he started in all all-star games and averaged 23.2 Points Per Game, 7.6 Rebounds Per Game and 6.7 Assist Per Game.
Hakeem got a scholarship at University of Houston and played for the Houston Cougars. Fans called the Houston Cougars " The Slamma Jammas" because of the way its players slammed and jammed the ball through the hoop. No team in college basketball dunked the ball like the Cougars. Once Hakeem started to play, he realized that being tall is a big advantage.
As a 5’9” sophomore in high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, he tried out for his school’s basketball team but wasn’t good enough, neither tall enough, to make it. He then practiced throughout the year and came back as a 6’3” junior to try out. With his improved skills and After graduating from high school, he accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina. In his first season at Carolina, he became the second Tarheel player to start in every game as a freshman and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year (1982). At the end of his freshman year, he made the game-winning shot against Georgetown University for the championship of the NCAA. The Sporting News named him college player of the year in 1983 and in 1984. He left North Caro...
Michael Jordan, what comes to your mind when you hear that name? Michael had played for the bulls and had gotten 6 championship rings with the team. Well, is it just me or does that sound like a lot of time in the game of basketball? In 1982 he took a big step up from highschool to college, where he wanted to pursue the basketball dream. He went to college at North Carolina where he played NCAA basketball for just one year before he was drafted in 1984. All eyes were on him when he went on the court, because that just how good he was at the game of basketball. Michael Jordan is one of the greatest players in NBA history, maybe even the greatest of all time.
Kobe Bean Bryant is a recently retired professional basketball player, shooting guard/small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He has worn two numbers in his career, number 8 and number 24. Throughout the 20 years I have spent with the team, he has built up an impressive list of accomplishments. He has won five NBA championships, appearing in the finals seven times. He received Finals MVP honors in 2009 and 2010, and along with that, league MVP in 2008. Furthermore, Kobe ranks third on the NBA's all-time
My cousin Derrick Rose taught me to stay humble and never be selfish. Now let me tell you what makes him an amazing basketball player and cousin. Derrick Rose grew up in Chicago, along with many family members, including me. He has always had a passion for basketball.
It was not just his basketball skills that made him an iconic figure, it was his aura. The bald head, baggy shorts, and signature shoes distinguished him from other sports figures.
NBA. He was known as “ The Blur” for his quick crossover and crazy like speed. At 6’0”,
Back in Atlanta, we called this place the “west side.” We were set to play at Pauley pavilion, home of the UCLA basketball team. Everybody, even our coach, called us the underdogs in this game, even though our team was pretty solid. We had me running point, my best friend Dante on the wing, and a transfer at center, standing well over six feet. Dante was light-skinned and had brown curls that had light blonde streaks on the tips.
but I decided it might be better if I played indoors in case it was going to rain. When I got to the courts there was just a social game. Tensions were rising on the courts, though. Someone that I am very competitive with was there playing, his name is Jimmy Jones he is ranked number 32 in the nation I was 31 so we hated each other because of all the competitiveness and things that happened in the past. It was around 20 minutes into the game when someone on my team shoved Jimmy.
Basketball is one of the interesting sports I have always wanted to engage myself; even as a little child. It was a dream come true when I started playing basketball in my high school.Moreover, I was very good in it, and I became the team leader. Of course, I enjoyed every bite of the time I spent playing basketball.