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    The Los Angeles Lakers have had a number of new coaches and shifting management since the finish of the 2011 season when Phil Jackson retired from the Lakers organization. Ever since than the team has seen three coaches: Mike Brown, Mike D’Antoni, and Bryon Scott. The management has only seen one change and that is due in part because of the late Dr. Jerry Buss leaving us and his son Jim Buss taking over. Since that time in 2013 the team has seen a rapid amount of change from bad deals that…

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    Kevin Durant Case Study

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    bigger picture needs to be looked at, purely from a basketball standpoint. We can go on and on about what this means for…

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    The controversy surrounding Lavar Ball Lonzo Ball is a professional basketball player that plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2017 NBA draft, the Lakers selected him with the second overall pick. When he was playing basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he made a lot of headlines because he was seen as a player that could be a superstar in the NBA. But the person that started to get the most attention was his dad, Lavar Ball. People started paying attention to…

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    Nba Review Essay

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    Nets had the title aspirations in recent years, but they failed even to reach the conference finals. Deron Williams is gone now, and the team will try to rebuild around the center, Brook Lopez. New York Knicks’ president Phil Jackson took over the basketball operations duties two years ago and he is ready to build the new Knicks around Carmelo Anthony, of course. Philadelphia…

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    At one point the guy sitting behind me tapped me and Jordan on the back and said “Damn can you believe we are watching this live”. The interesting thing about important basketball games is your stars don’t win you those games, the supporting cast does. With 2:12 left in the fourth quarter, Matt Barnes hits a three-pointer to tie the game at 105-105, Jordan hugged some lady she never met before in her life and the woman kissed…

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    Nowadays, when somebody talks about their favorite NBA Basketball player , Kobe Bryant and Lebron James are always the top two that come up in such conversations. These conversations are brought up because of their remarkable performances since the start of their basketball careers from a young kid to the professionals. Kobe Bryant plays as a 6 feet 6 inch shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers and Lebron James plays as a 6 feet 8 inch small forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers and is…

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    G- Allen Iverson: 1996-2006, 2010 From the moment he was drafted in 1996 until his departure in 2006, Allen Iverson was not only the face of the franchise, but he was also one of the best players in the entire NBA. In his 11 seasons with the team, Iverson was an eight-time All-Star, a member of six All-NBA Teams (3x First Team, 3x Second Team), a four-time scoring champion, and the 2000-2001 league MVP. During his time in Philadelphia Iverson established himself as one the best scorers in…

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    The Los Angeles Lakers are apparently keen on trading for Sacramento Kings’ star DeMarcus Cousins, according to ESPN. Mitch Kupchak and his gang are said to be “actively pursuing trade scenarios” to try and form a transaction that would persuade the Kings’ management to deal Cousins. Recently, Kings’ vice president and new chief decision-maker Vlade Divac quipped that they will only swap Cousins if Michael Jordan was available. It was thought of as a joke, but he had been firm that they would…

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    Bad Apple - February 21st Match Announcement! This match will see one of the fastest rising stars in the states take on the fastest rising star in Kamikaze Pro. David Starr The current reigning and defending Kamikaze Pro Champion attempts to make history as if he wins this He hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is nicknamed 'The King of Taunts'. Starr is one of the most charismatic wrestlers in the world. He is the quickest graduate ever of the world famous Wild Samoan Wrestling School…

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    Big Men In The NBA

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    brought us one step closer to the end of an era in the NBA; an era that was not only dominated by big men, but an era that simply utilized traditional center play in the very least. Now for the reader without sufficient knowledge of the game of basketball and the NBA and its history, traditionally, one of the biggest needs for…

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