Jim is about four years older than I am, so I have always looked up to him. Seeing him play all the time made me want to play as well. From then on we played and played. I played on a number of basketball teams for Recreational Centers and Schools. I learned to play well and more importantly I began to love this sport.
There are approximately 78,456,456 NBA fans around the world. The NFL is the most attended sports league in the world by average attendance per game (16 a season), with 67,394 fans per game in 2011–12. The NBA and NFL have many similarities and differences. The first similarity is that both sports are the top two most popular sports around the world. They both live up to they’re hypes because there are a handful of top athletes in each sports.
The buyers of the Air Jordan shoes can range anywhere from babies to as late 30's. The brand has such a large window to who it markets too it can be marketed to anyone. Predominately the primary buyers though are single males from age 8-28. A majority of these buyers are of mixed ethnicity and the primary reason of buying the Air Jordan shoes is for the durability, style, sturdiness and the comfort that the Air Jordan portrays. The first Air Jordan to come into the
At 18 there are still some individuals in high school which means even younger kids can get access to alcohol, which, in turn, would create a whole new generation of binge drinkers. There is a group called Support 21 Coalition that works their lives around finding factual data around the pros of keeping the drinking age where it is at. Since the law passed in 1984 to raise the drinking age to 21 they have estimated there has been over 25,000 lives saved, that is about 1,000 lives per year (Dean-Mooney 10). This is all due to less car crashes and other alcohol related deaths. Jepsen 4 As we all know underage drinking is not a big surprise to anyone.
“Due to the lockout, some NBA players are now playing overseas. Deron Williams, who plays for my Nets, is playing in Turkey right now. His reported salary for playing in Turkey is somewhere between $1 million to $5 million dollars. Deron Williams make $15 million in salary playing in the NBA in 2011. And he didn’t have to deal with a 7.2 magnitude earthquake” (Dorish).
Dwyane Wade From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dwyane Wade No. 3 – Miami Heat Shooting guard / Point guard Personal information Born January 17, 1982 (age 30) Chicago, Illinois, United States Nationality American High school Harold L. Richards High School Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Career information College Marquette (2001–2003) NBA Draft 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall Selected by the Miami Heat Pro career 2003–present Career history 2003–present Miami Heat Career highlights and awards NBA Champion (2006) NBA Finals MVP (2006) 8× NBA All-Star (2005–2012) NBA Scoring Champion (2009) 2× All-NBA First Team (2009–2010) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2005–2006, 2011) All-NBA Third
Kobe is not known as the pass first player. Throughout his career (17 years) he has 5,887 assist. That’s around 4.9 assist per game. LeBron’s assist numbers shows that early in his career he involves his teammates into the game more than Kobe. LeBron’s assist numbers through 10 years of play are close to Kobe’s assist numbers throughout 17 years.
Businesses that depend on the NBA games will suffer tremendously. But, this lockout will not only affect the United States, but the whole world. The NBA has made a global impact from not only selling jerseys from American players, or selling basketball shoes, but through programs such as Basketball without Borders. Which is designed as a method to implement a social change. The program has been present in 9 countries on 5 continents, donating over 1 million hours of community service.
Plus that you are going to play in front of thousands of fans every single night. When you play junior A you will get a great amount of exposure. Pro scouts and college scouts are going to be on the games and watch you play. This can be a good opportunity for you to get a pro contract or a college scholarship. In Sweden we have kind of the same thing, we have a league that calls junior Super Elite, you don´t pay to play and you get free equipment and so on, the different is that we have scouts from junior A teams in United States and pro scouts watching, not college scouts.
My observation took place at a Friday night football game. There were children from pre-school through high school in attendance. I focused my observation on a group of elementary age girls and a group of middle school boys and girls. The elementary age girls were very playful. They had a very happy go lucky attitude and just seemed to be enjoying the time with their friends.