One of my favorite books is Point Guard, by Mike Lupica. This book is about a girl named Cassie who has been the best at sports her whole life. She played softball and girl’s basketball, but her team always won. Eventually she got tired of everything being easy, so she decided that she was going to play on the boy’s basketball team this year. Her friend Gus Morales doesn’t know what to think of this. He doesn’t know if or why he is against a girl playing with boys. Throughout the season Gus has to resolve a fight with Cassie and deal with a teammate who makes from his Dominican Heritage. This book is my favorite because I can relate it to my life when I used to play boy’s basketball and baseball. It was also just written recently, so some…
Paul Langan's fictional novel Schooled is an interesting novel and sure to appeal to anyone who has a dream. Lionel Shephard attends Bluford high school, it is located in the rough section of town. Lionel Shephard is the main character, his dream is to become an NBA star. School has always been a challenge for Lionel, he feels…
The book that I am reading is Baseball Great by Tim Green. The book is about a kid named Josh who is very good at baseball. He is so good his dad has him make the U14 traveling baseball team( Josh is only 12 years old).the book starts to get interesting when Josh gets hooked up in gym candy (steroids). Josh's best friend Benji and Jaden help him solve the mystery.…
Michael Jeffery Jordan is also and more commonly known as Michael Jordan or MJ. He is an American retired professional basketball player. He is now a principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Michael Jordan played for 15 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards. He also played in the 1984 Los Angeles and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics playing for the United States.…
Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are both basketball players in the NBA, and Both players grew up idolizing Michael Jordan. LeBron used to watch Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, and now he wears number 23 because of Michael Jordan. Dwyane Wade grew up in Chicago, Michael Jordan’s city. Both players have achieved lots in the NBA. Wade and LeBron both have experienced success in the NBA and in their early years.…
With the Golden State Warriors Win last night they now have a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals. They have out scored the Cleveland Cavaliers by a combined 48 points in the first two games. If the Cavs want to make this a competitive series, there are a few things they must address before game three on Wednesday night.…
Lebron Raymone James is a professional basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron grew up in Akron, Ohio. He started playing basketball at nine years old. He also played football during high school, but stopped his junior year after a wrist injury. He usually plays small forward or power forward. James has won two NBA Championships he has won four Most Valuable Player Awards. He also being selected for 11 NBA All Stars Teams. James attended high school at St Vincent-St Mary in his town Akron, Ohio. As a freshman James averaged 18 points a game. He helped the team to a Division III state title by scoring 25 points in the championship game. When his advanced basketball skills spread and James received many honors for his performance. As a high school sophomore, he was chosen for…
Tonight at 8:30pm EST on ESPN, the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Both of these teams have had different paths leading to this one-two seeded showdown. The Cavs led by LeBron James have yet to lose a game during these playoffs, sweeping the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks. For Toronto the road has been bumpy, they squeezed by the Indiana Pacers in seven games and defeated the Miami Heat in seven as well. Now the stage is set for Cleveland's big three against one of the best backcourt duos in the game. Toronto got the best of the Cavs in the regular season winning two out of three games. With a trip to the finals on the line, several factors will determine…
chance to explain himself. With this decision Lebron composed this essay in order to explain…
Hall of Fame consists of legends of the past that will never be forgotten. As the president of the NBA, I would like congratulate Kobe Bryant as he’s been selected into the NBA Hall of Fame.…
Since a young age I have been a huge fan of basketball, and of course being from New York, I am a fan of the New York Knicks. The all-star player of the Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, played college basketball at Syracuse. The season of his freshmen year, Carmelo led his team to their first NCAA Championship. He also was awarded the Most Outstanding Player award. Soon after, the Denver Nuggets drafted Carmelo Anthony with the third overall pick. He then went on to achieve his dreams of playing in the NBA and has since been a nine time All-Star. Seeing how Syracuse helped Carmelo achieve his dreams, I had always wanted to go to Syracuse to pursue my dreams.…
Lebron James is a man of no small reputation in the world of sport. His skills and talents on the basketball court have captivated the hearts of millions around the world. I personally have spent many hours in front of the TV cheering him on to victory in the NBA (National Basketball Association). Although I have always been a huge fan of Lebron James, I had never taken the time to research his life up until now. I decided I wanted to learn as much as I could about Lebron’s background, his career and personality using only social media websites. Books and magazines are great, but we live in a world today that allows us to access a whole library’s worth of information by a click of a button. Unlike my parents I have been born into an era where social media is the ideal way to share, create and exchange information around the globe. With Lebron James holding such a high status in the sporting world, there was no doubt in my mind that social media websites would contain all the information I could want to know about the star athlete. After taking into consideration the vast amounts of Social media websites that were available, I narrowed down my resources to Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. These are easily some of the most popular websites being used in the world today.…
The poem I am analyzing is “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike. Mr. Updike was born the 18th of March in 1932. He was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. He is one out of three authors who has won the Pulitzer Prize. He was well known for his craftsmanship, unique prose style, and prolificacy. Updike described his style as an attempt “ to give the mundane its beautiful due. His writing was influenced by frequently personal turmoil he experienced. In the poem “Ex-Basketball player” by John Updike, the use of a variety of literary devices, diction, and tone all contribute to the theme of you must put in work to succeed at what you want to achieve.…
The Last Shot by Darcy Frey chronicles the lives of three basketball players and their struggle on the streets of Coney Island, New York in the early 1990’s. The book covers eight months of the journey of Tchaka Shipp, Russell Thomas, and Corey Johnson as they ward off the temptations of agents, college coaches, and drug lords in the ruthless city of Coney Island. Frey follows these athletes from the conclusion of their junior year at Abraham Lincoln High School through their senior year, allowing the reader to watch their growth as athletes, as well as their trials in attempting to realize the hoop dream.…
I have always love to play basketball. The swish when you make it just right,and the boom of the basketball hitting the floor “are sounds I love”. When I first started playing basketball, my mom and my couch Richard knew that I was expectational. I played with Richard for a few years, then one day he told us about this newspaper ad he saw for a team named “Eugene Fire”. My mom decided to check it out, so she called the coach, Jim. He said I probably won't make the team, but I believed I could. So I would try anyways.…