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2009 Lakers NBA Championship Ring (PICTURES)
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29 October 2009
Best 13-year-old basketball player (VIDEO)
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20 October 2009
Watch the video of the best 13-year-old basketball player, who dunks with ease and dominates the court. Andrew Wiggins, a lanky, 6-foot-6 thirteen-year-old basketball player is shown in the video below.
The 13-year-old basketball player is Canadian and is the son of former NBA player Mitchell Wiggins and an Olympic track star from Canada named Marita Payne. Apart from dunking over other basketball players, Andrew Wiggins also has post moves and can score with baby hooks in the paint.
Many expect the thirteen-year-old basketball player/phenom to be offered contracts already, as is rumored with most young and talented basketball players in the US.
Watch the best 13-year-old basketball player video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ47CuHVFvA
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Winnie Arboleda attacks PBA basketball fan (VIDEO)
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19 October 2009
Watch Winnie Arboleda of Burger King attack a fan at a PBA game against the Smart-Gilas Pilipinas team. Winnie Arboleda, point guard for the Burger King Whoppers of the Philippine Basketball Association, attacked Alain Katigbak, a fan at courtside, by throwing four punches and kick, which merited him a suspension without pay for the rest of the 2009-2010 season.
Arboleda will reporteldy lose around P2.7 million of his basketball salary because of the suspension without pay for attacking the fan. PBA Commissioner Sonny Barrios revealed that the BK Whopper point guard asked for forgiveness for his actions regarding the “Arboleda attacks fan” incident.
Barrios said that Arboleda was ready to face the consequences of his actions, which he attributed to the fan’s cursing. The basketball commissioner added:
“I told him so unfortunately for us, Winnie in a situation where we are, walang acceptable reason once you cross the line of hurting fans, there’s no acceptable reason, and he accepts that fact.”
Barrios also addressed the fans who watch the PBA basketball games:
“We would like to encourage our fans to be more responsible when they watch games, let’s cheer not jeer.”
Winnie Arboleda delivered a formal apology to his team, the PBA, the fans, and to the fan he attacked, Katigbak:
“I take full responsibility and express regret over the unfortunate incident that involved me and a PBA fan during the Burger King- SMART Gilas game on 16 October 2009.”
He still, however, attributed the “Arboleda attacks fan” incident to the incessant cursing of Katigbak, saying:
“My action was provoked by the incessant name-calling and cursing uttered by the said fan particularly to me each time I was within hearing distance. The continuous barrage of invectives and insults towards my person, my family and my team were just too difficult to withstand,” he explained.
Arboleda, the veteran basketball player, also urged the PBA to do something about the “provocations and invectives directed towards specific players” by fans.
Alain Katigbak said that he is ready to file a case of physical injuries against the basketball veteran for the “Arboleda attacks fan” incident. Atty. Angelo Agcaoili, lawyer of Katigbak, stated:
“Sa totoo lang, nang-asar ang kliyente ko, sinabihan nya matanda na sila at wag na sila manakit ng bata, pero hindi siya nag-mura. [In all honesty, my client drew insults, saying that the player was old and he shouldn't hurt kids, but he never cursed.]”
The lawyer revealed that Katigbak wants a much harsher punishment for Arboleda, pushing that the basketball player be banned from playing in the PBA for life.
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2009 WNBA Champions: Phoenix Mercury
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10 October 2009
The Phoenix Mercury are the 2009 WNBA champions after defeating the Indiana Fever 94-86 in the fifth and deciding game of the WNBA Finals. The Phoenix Mercury have won the WNBA Championship twice now in the last three seasons and are set to stamp a mark at women’s basketball.
The Big Three of the Phoenix Mercury led the way, with League and Finals MVP Diana Taurasi scoring 26 points and Cappie Pondexter recording 24 while Penny Taylor sank two crucial free throws with only 37.7 seconds left. The free throws held off a furious Indiana Fever rally and buried them as the WNBA Champions Phoenix Mercury won the series 3-2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown scored 22 points, Jessica Davenport recorded a career-high 18 points, and Tamika Catchings notched 16 points and nine rebounds for the Indiana Fever. This is only the first WNBA Finals appearance for the Fever and may be a sign of things to come for the team.
The fast-paced basketball style of Phoenix that former coach Paul Westhead developed was credited for the chapmionship.
The Phoenix Mercury are the 2009 WNBA champions after defeating the Indiana Fever 94-86 in the fifth and deciding game of the WNBA Finals. Continue Reading
Lebron James VS. David Letterman free throw contest (VIDEO)
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25 September 2009
LeBron James and David Letterman competed in a free throw shooting contest on the Late Show with David Letterman. Watch the Lebron-Letterman contest below.
David Letterman interviewed basketball icon Lebron James about new teammate Shaquille O’Neal of the Cleveland Cavaliers, his new documentary “More than a Game”, and his memoir, “Shooting Stars.”
When Letterman asked the NBA superstar about the Lebron James-Shaq O’Neal tandem and if the addition of Shaq would make him win an NBA championship, James joked:
“Well, I could tell you one thing: OK, so if Michael Jordan needed a couple to fit the puzzle, and Kobe Bryant needed a couple pieces, I think Shaq is big enough that he are [sic] those couple of pieces.”
In Shooting Stars, Lebron admitted to smoking pot as he felt the pressure of the media surrounding his unprecented rise to basketball superstardom.
Lebron won the free throw shooting contest against Letterman, 5-2. Watch the Lebron James and David Letterman shooting contest video:
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Bryon Russell challenges Michael Jordan
Tags: Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Bryan Russell, Bryon Russell, Bryon Russell challenge, Byron Rusell, Byron Russell, Jordan Hall of Fame induction, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan speech, Michael Jordan speech transcript, NBA, Sports
15 September 2009
Bryon Russell challenged Michael Jordan to a one-on-one basketball game after hearing the speech of the Hall of Famer. Continue Reading
Watch David Robinson Hall of Fame induction speech (VIDEO)
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14 September 2009
Watch the video of David Robinson giving his Hall of Fame speech below. David Robinson turned around the San Antonio Spurs the season he was drafted. Long the cornerstone of the Spurs franchise before Tim Duncan, Robinson and his athleticism ultimately revolutionized the center position of the NBA.
Robinson has long been criticized for such things as being soft and winning a title only when Tim Duncan came along. Together, they formed the formidable Twin Towers and won two NBA championships.
“The Admiral” does not mind the criticism and still remains as one of the classiest players to ever join the NBA.
Watch the David Robinson Hall of Fame speech video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh96tCHVjC4
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Michael Jordan Hall of Fame speech, video, transcript
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14 September 2009
Watch the video of the Michael Jordan Hall of Fame induction below. Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player ever, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, together with John Stockton, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan, and Vivian Stringer.
A few parts of Michael Jordan’s speech transcript, which highlight his competitive fire that fueled his drive to win, are highlighted below.
Michael Jordan on Jerry Colangelo:
“Jerry’s not here. I don’t know who’d invite him. I didn’t. I hope he understands it goes a long way. He’s a very competitive person. I was a very competitive person. He said organizations win championships. I said, ‘I didn’t see organizations playing with the flu in Utah. I didn’t see it playing with a bad ankle.’ Granted, I think organizations put together teams, but at the end of the day, the team’s got to go out and play. I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don’t get me wrong. But don’t try to put the organization above the players.”
Michael Jordan on Bryon Russel:
“I was in Chicago in 1994 … and at this time I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of basketball. Bryon Russell came over to me and said, ‘Why’d you quit? You know I could guard you. If I ever see you in a pair of shorts …’ When I did come back in 1995 and we played Utah in ‘96, I’m at the center circle and Bryon Russell is standing next to me. I said, ‘You remember the comments you made in 1994 about, ‘I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you? Well, you’re about to get your chance.’“
In the end of his Hall of Fame induction speech, Michael Jordan thanked Chicago:
“They took me in,” he said. “And I had to earn my keep. They believed in me. I believed in them. That marriage lasted up until now. I will always, always have the deepest warmth for the city of Chicago and the support I’ve received from them. Other than what I’ve done, I can’t give back any more. And I wouldn’t ask for any more. I just want them to be able to remember the things I contributed to the city. And hopefully at some point down the road, they can have another championship just so they can compare the two. I wouldn’t be standing here without their support without a doubt.”
Watch Michael Jordan’s Hall of Fame induction speech video below:
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Watch David Thompson, Michael Jordan Hall of Fame (VIDEO)
Tags: Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, David Robinson, David Thompson, David Thompson video, Jerry Sloan, John Stockton, Jordan Hall of Fame induction, Michael Jordan, NBA, Sports, Videos
09 September 2009
Michael Jordan has chosen David Thompson to present him during his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Watch David Thomspon highlight videos below.
David Thompson was a former NBA high-flyer who had a solid career with the Denver Nuggets. Thompson also starred at North Carolina State as part of the Wolfpack. Jordan played for the North Carolina Tarheels. When asked about inducting Jordan, who many consider as the greatest basketball player ever, David Thompson stated:
“I got a call from the Hall of Fame and they asked me if I was willing to be a presenter for someone. I said, ‘Yeah.’ I didn’t know who it was. They said Michael Jordan. I was like, ‘Wow.’ He told them that he was a big fan of mine and I was the one that really inspired him. Being that there was so many North Carolina people he could’ve chose, I was honored.”
But what mattered more to Air Jordan was that before Jordan became the greatest NBA player, David Thompson owned the skies. Thompson was then the NBA’s resident high flyer. Michael Jordan wrote in “For the Love of the Game”, his 1988 autobiography:
“I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else’s talent. I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era. Without Julius Erving, David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Elgin Baylor, there would never have been a Michael Jordan. I evolved from them.”
Watch the David Thompson video below, which showcases the Top 10 plays of his career:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6OsKy1c5A0
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