Women's National Basketball Association

The (9-35) Los Angeles Lakers host the white-hot (37-6) San Antonio Spurs tonight at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Today in the 10 year anniversary of Kobe Bryant giving the NBA; his magnum opus, his masterstroke, his piece de resistance one of his crowning achievements, his exemplar performance scoring 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors. We can all reminisce about Kobe Bryant dropping the second highest scoring game in NBA history, but a few things somehow end up being…

Outside of class I watched videos and worked on my poster for my final presentation. The reason I chose basketball history was to be able to learn more about the game and it’s history. I also picked this topic because I really love basketball and I’ve been playing it since I was three so I have grown to like a lot. Another reason I chose this is because one day I hope to play college basketball. One thing I was hoping to learn from doing this project was to see which team won the most…

but by iron and blood.”( Otto von Bismarck) Basketball, among other forms of sports can be correlated to a war simulation. You will have leaders to coaches, warriors to players, and assistants to water boys. At the end of the day, whether you are playing basketball or fighting in a war, it is all the result of strategy. Without a game plan, you will be in total disarray. Full court press is a grueling defensive strategy commonly used in basketball. To achieve this it involves a coach that…

The “One-and-Done” rule is a rule created by the National Basketball Association stating that a player is not aloud signing with the NBA until the age of 19. This means that the players must complete one year of college basketball before entering the draft. I, along with many others, believe that the “One-and-Done” rule should be abolished because it creates injury risk for players, it wastes the players time, and it has slowly ruined college basketball. One reason that this rule should be…

The National Basketball Association was founded June 6, 1946, about 70 years ago. The NBA initially was not popular because of racial tension in America. But as the racial tensions decreased the Association began to gain a lot of population. Superstars were adored by the people and the NBA began to obtain a strong customer base. Generally, the superstars of the NBA were the tall players. This was because basketball was a relatively new game and the big men were the most dominant players. The…

Larry Bird "A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals." That was one of the famous quotes from Larry Bird. Larry Bird was born on December 7, 1956, in Baden Springs, Indiana. He attended Indiana State University and was Drafted by the Boston Celtics. He played 13 years in the NBA and went on to be a coach for the Indiana Pacers. I think that Larry Bird was the most admirable leader in…

There are to basketball players who have scored for victory. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant have made many scores and wins in their lifetime of basketball. Kobe was the youngest to to ever join the NBA team. Although Kobe was the youngest to join the NBA, Michael Jordan has won many medals, made more than 3,000 points in one season, and he also left and came back stronger than he was. In my opinion Michael Jordan is better than Kobe Bryant. First Michael Jordan won many medals. In passage 1…

his confidence slowly started to fade. Words like "If it is, it is," started to give people the rough idea that maybe Kobe, himself, has started to think about putting away the basketball shoes, shaking hands with the commissioner, and walk into the sunset, as we are just left with a silhouette of one of the greatest Basketball players of all time, wouldn't that be much more peaceful? However, it's a side effect of being great, never knowing when to disappear into the sunset. Nevertheless, Kobe…

Shaquille O’Neal will go down as one of the most influential basketball players of all time. Many people view Shaq as a great player on the court, and a comedian off of it, but do not know about O’Neal’s tough childhood. Luckily, Shaq had two loving parents including a father who pushed him to do his best at everything he did. With hard work and dedication, Shaq was able to earn a college scholarship, and become the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. While I read Shaq Uncut by Shaquille…

Kareem Abdul Jabbar was a professional basketball player that really excelled in the National Basketball Association. He first was a dominant player in high school while simultaneously leading his team to an astonishing 71 consecutive wins and three straight city titles. In 2000 the National Sports Writers dubbed Alcindor's team "The #1 High School Team of the Century." Then he moved on and played for the UCLA Bruins and he still dominated, becoming the college game's best player. Under…