The Basketball Kings : The Story Of Basketball

Jamie goes out on the court. He is feeling nervous because he is afraid that he will use his last streak of good luck. He dribbles the ball down the court. His heart is pounding. Jamie gets the ball. He goes to shoot it. He is hoping he will miss, but the ball swooshes into the basket. Everyone in the ground goes crazy! They just won the game. Everyone is happy except for Jamie. Jamie gets cheered by his team. They make their way to the locker room to change. As Jamie is coming up to the hallway Jamie runs into Froggy.

Being six foot four means I get a lot of stares and attention when I walk down the street. Most people will look at me in astonishment and say things like “wow you’re tall!” or “how tall are you?” when they see me. But the question I get asked the most from random strangers is “Do you play basketball?” Depending on what kind of mood I’m in, I answer in one of two ways. In both ways I tell the person asking “no,” but my attitude while doing so differs. Most of the time I find this question rather annoying. Just because I’m tall doesn’t mean that I play basketball, nor have I ever. It’s a question that I’ve gotten practically my whole life, but anymore I tend to spend more time thinking about the bigger picture behind it.

There are many high school basketball phenoms that are scouted by pro teams even when they are in high school. A select few in the past have gone straight to the NBA out of high school and had a lot of success, while some players go to college all four years to develop their skills at the next level. However, there are athletes that will waste one year at the college level just so they could get to the NBA. Why would you waste one year of your life when you could have already been in the NBA a year earlier? Basketball players should either go to college all four years and enhance their skills and get a solid education. If not, skip college and go straight to the NBA, rather than wasting a year of your life, and possibly a classroom seat for a person who wanted to get an education.

King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution brings a fresh perspective to the life of one of the National Basketball Association’s most iconic and prominent players of all time. Bill Russell is known for his tenacious and innovative style of basketball play, but rarely does his background get much attention. Aram Goudsouzian takes a detailed look into the life of 6’10” Bill Russell, making note of not only his authority on the court, but also his background, culture, and attitude off the court.

We can all agree that basketball is almost becoming popular around the world. So many people play this sport but do people know how basketball started and how it evolute throughout the years since basketball was borned? So like every other sports and creations, there has to be a inventor and in basketball there was a man by the name of Dr. James Naismith. “Created in 1891 in a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium has grown into a game played worldwide by more than 300 million people”(historybits.com). So this game has been out for a very long period of time with many changing of the rules in basketball throughout the history. When it was first played in the late 1800s, there were different rules and even different looking basketball. As for the rules, originally there would be 10 people on the court but it first started with 18 people on the court which after couple of years it changed to only 10 people. Substitution was also different and the rule for this was at first no one can enter until the next game. “The rule was changed in 1920 to allow a player to re-enter the game one time. In 1934, the rule was expanded to allow players to re-enter the game twice, and, in 1945 the rule was finally changed to permit players to return to the game an unlimited number of times”(hooptactics.com). The first basketball looked very alike a football but round. The backboards were made out of straight wood and the baskets were made out of peach baskets or square boxes. There was only

Ben,Coop, and Lily came over to Sams house, what they called the court four. Then when every one was leaving ben asked sam so they went to shoot some hoops. At first sam didn't want to. But then they went they were shooting sam was running with the ball and didn't see the hole and rolled his ankle. And started to scream. Ben said its

So his dad gave him a lecture. At the end of the lecture his dad told him to study if he wanted to play basketball. Two days later ( Present

Ch. 5 Sports (pg. 21) This chapter goes over GM and his brothers, as they competed in basketball the utmost. Johnny and Robbie would get most of the attention, as both won the, “State and New England championships.” (Mitchell, 2015) Johnny would get the accolade of the MVP of the New England High School Basketball Championship. GM, would come to realize that he didn’t have superb athletic abilities after playing in college and the army.

One day Bernie was over his friend, Kyle’s house. Kyle played basketball for Brookview Middle School, but Bernie didn't even know how to play basketball. At kyle's house they went outside and started playing basketball. Bernie took his first shot, and it went in. Bernie was so happy. Bernie made his next seven shots.

The Lakers were named after Minnesota because it was the land of ten thousand lakes. They were founded in 1948 in Minnesota and a year later the NBA was formed. The La Lakers are an American basketball team that represents Los Angeles. The Lakers wear purple, white, and gold and play in the Staples Stadium in the heart of LA.The Lakers are well known for their great players, teamwork, and for their sportsmanship. They have won 16 championship and been to the finals a total 31 times. They hold the record for the most appearance in the finals. Boston Celtics are second with only 21 appearances. The next closest record is 9 by the Philadelphia 76ers.

One day in Gym class there were four boys playing basketball, there names were Jimmy who is very small and never gets to play for the basketball team. Then there's Carl who is a starter for the basketball team and is trying to convince coach to put Jimmy in, and finally there's Jeff and Charlie, they both like to bully Jimmy because he’s too small to play.

After a few games of basketball Nick said, ¨do you guys want me to bring out the ping pong table so we can play ping pong?¨”

Anthony swam to the shallow end of the pool and grabbed the pool basketball, "C'mon guys! Let's actually play!"

Within Hollywood’s movies depiction of drug addiction, many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie, The Basketball Diaries, is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties, Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed as a painkiller, but is also a popular street drug.The director casted Leonardo DiCaprio as Jimmy, and concentrates on creating the character as a stereotypical drug abuser. DiCaprio’s most captivating scene is when he is going through heroin

“Tommy wake up Gage and Henry just pulled up and you have practice in 40 minutes” mother said.