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Negative Effect Michael Jordan
1,905 wordsDid The Lockout And The Loss Of Michael Jordan Have A Negative Effect On The NBA Disputes between the NBA Players Union and owners extend deep into January of 98, the NBA season was shortened to a 50 game schedule due to the disputes between the two groups and the lockout of the players by the owners... Before the beginning of the shortened season on February 1 of 1999, many experts predicted a number of negative effects to the NBA as a result of the labor disputes. Among these were; a decrease ...
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Years To Life Kobe Bryant
703 wordsIn June 2003 an outstanding player of LA Lakers NBA basketball team Kobe Bryant was accused in felony sexual assault. The woman alleged that she was a victim of sexual misconduct by Bryant on June 30 at the hotel where he stayed. Eagle County Sheriff Joseph Hoy issued an arrest warrant, on July 4 Bryant returned to Colorado from Los Angeles to surrender. In some days he was released on $ 25, 000 bond. The investigation procedures began, for such a case as felony sexual attack, Bryant could face ...
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Year Old Kid Points A Game Kobe
449 wordsColby Bryant In a Philadelphia high school, a small secret was discovered. An eighteen year old kid, a honor roll students found. Though his intellect was awesome, he was found reasons of his athletic prowess. I m a big Lakers finland was really excited when finding out they drafted a six foot seven shooting guard form high school. Kobe Bryant was plucked from high school and thrust into the world of the NBA at the age of eighteen. His first year, I watched he and the Lakers have a playoff seaso...
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Points Per Game Nba Finals
5,287 wordsNumber Head line Page 1. The history of the team 2 - 22 2. The head coach 23 - 26 3. Hakeem Olajuwon 27 4. Charles Barkley 28 5. Scottie Pippen 29 6. Rockets Acquire Pippen 30 - 31 7. Turbo 32 8. glossary 33 - 3 Houston Has Been Home Of The Big Man-From Moses To Ralph To Hakeem The Houston Rockets were introduced to the NBA as the San Diego Rockets in 1967, the same year that the American Basketball Association launched itself as a rival league. Despite boasting the great Elvin Hayes through the...
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One Of The Greatest Nba Finals
1,443 wordsOne of the greatest basketball players of all time emerged from the small town of French Lick, Indiana. With a population of 2, 059 people, around 1, 600 of them came to watch the Valley High basketball games, especially the blond-haired shooting whiz with a funny smile named Larry Joe Bird. Following a sophomore season that was shortened by a broken ankle, Bird erupted as a junior. Springs Valley went 19 - 2 and young Larry became a local celebrity. Generous fans always seemed to be willing to ...
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Kobe Bryant Los Angeles
697 wordsCould you imagine being nineteen years old and making five million dollars a year? Kobe Bryant, the son of former NBA player Joe " Jellybean" Bryant, jumped directly from high school to the pros in 1996 and enjoyed an impressive rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also won the Nestle Crunch slam-dunk contest, and was the leading scorer in the Rookie Game during the NBA all-stars Weekend. Kobe Bryant could very well become one of the best basketball players to ever step on a b...
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Salt Lake City Wanted To Play
5,210 wordsKobe Bryant: A player. You have to be very careful what you ask for in life-you just might get it. Just ask Kobe Bryant. May 12 th, 97. The Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Utah Jazz. Game Five. Theres 11. 3 seconds left in regulation and the score is tied, 87 - 87. In the words of De La Soul, stakes is high. Not only because the Jazz are leading the Lakers 3 - 1 in the Western Conference Semifinals, but because things have gotten personal. Its the little things: a sn...
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Nba Finals Magic Johnson
2,802 wordsThe L. A. Lakers in the 1980 s were a basketball powerhouse with household names such as James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kurt Rambis who would doubt it. They had class and displayed it on the court. Kareem could pull up for his patented sky hook, they could dish to Worthy for the dunk and Rambis could pull down a rebound, but without a certain Magic there would be no showtime in L. A. A certain young player who had it all, a flashy smile and a great no look pass. That certain player was a ...
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