Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain‚ a hall of fame basketball player died yesterday‚ October 12‚ 1999 at his house in Bel Air‚ California. Standing at 7’1" he is remembered as one of the most dominant centers in NBA history. Chamberlain broke many records in his long‚ successful career‚ most notably scoring 100 points in a game. Wilt Chamberlain was born on August 21‚ 1936 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. He played basketball at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia scoring 2‚200 points in his high
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From Mali‚ to the NBA Cheick Diallo is proving basketball is a global sport Cheick Diallo has always had NBA player written all over him. Whether it was in Kanas‚ or High School Diallo always had the eye of scouts‚ and the basketball world. His unique talent set has always been appealing to teams‚ when given minutes‚ he’s shown he can defend multiple positions‚ and play anywhere from shooting guard to center depending on the lineup. Despite his unlimited potential as a pro Diallo is struggling
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It’s game seven of the NBA Finals down comes Curry early in the shot clock he pulls up and shoots a three and drains it. Next possession Derrick Rose comes down does a couple dribble moves and blows past his defender and throws down a knee breaking dunk. Final seconds of the game down comes Rajon Rondo his defender sags off so he drives and finds a wide open Kevin Durant in the corner for a game winning shot. That is how you would see the three different types of offensive players play. The Shooter
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Black Mamba vs. The King Throughout the history of professional sports critics are always comparing players and trying to decide where to rank certain players amongst their respective leagues. Critics will do whatever they can to persuade others to believe in their opinion‚ or will try and find any information to help make their argument stronger or use the information to try and tear another player down. Well in today’s National Basketball Association (NBA) and over the last decade the argument
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Who is Jeremy Lin? This is the question that is being asked by many. Well‚ Jeremy Lin is a a professional basketball player who has had a very long and hard ride to the NBA. Jeremy Lin who grew up in Palo Alto‚ California and has always had a dream on going into the NBA‚ but no one never thought he would reach it. It all started when he would watch NBA games with his family and think about how cool it would be to be in their position playing infant of thousands of people. Lin’s story is amazing‚
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Title: Summer Ball Author: Mike Lupica Pages: 472 Characters: Danny‚ Ty‚ Will‚ Tarik‚ and Zach are best friends. Rasheed and Scott are rivals. Tess is a friend of Danny’s. Background: Danny is the son of a NBA all star Richie Walker. Ty is one of Danny’s best friends and is from the same neighborhood. Will is another one of Danny’s best friends and him and Ty both play basketball with Danny. Tarik is a good friend that Danny‚ Will‚ and Ty met on the bus to the basketball camp. Zach is a
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In Travel Team by Mike Lupica‚ basketball player Danny Walker learns height does not matter. Danny has a very hard complicated life. He is bullied every day because he looks very young because of his height. Kids taunt him but it isn’t his fault. Danny’s father was amazing at basketball. He helped win the national championship for the Vikings when he was a young kid. The basketball team has tryouts at the Y. When Danny walks in the kids started jeering at him. He didn’t understand why they all were
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A basketball is an air filled sphere with a leather skin. There are different companies that make basketballs like Russel & Baden. The different types of shapes affect the aerodynamics of a basketball. Although at first it may sound strange‚ the motion of a basketball when it leaves the hands of a player is governed by the same physical laws of an airplane. There are multiple ways to affect the aerodynamics of the ball like the flick of the wrist‚ force and the quickness of the release when you
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They say when you are making shots in basketball‚ you are a "hot" shooter. So it’s no surprise that with about three and a half minutes remaining in the game between the Fort Wayne Mastodons and North Dakota State Bison‚ the fire alarm finally sounded. The Mastodons and Bison were both shooting over 50% on their three-point attempts‚ with the ’Dons having a 80-77 lead after trailing by double-figures late in the first half and being down by seven at halftime. Unfortunately‚ after a nine-minute
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5 reasons to watch pro-kabbadi Pro-kabbadi season 4 is starting and here are 5 reasons why you should follow it- 1) Desi sport – We Indians love ‘desi’ and kabbadi provides us with that. Everything about kabbadi is desi; there would not be a single Indian who hasn’t heard of the sport. Every kid must have played the game while growing up. Watching kabbadi take on the big stage brings back memories for most of us. There is no better feeling than sitting down after a long hard day and watching
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