Basketball by Lyric, Matthew, Anna, and Sydney
Table Of Contents History of Basketball 3 First Game 5 Modern Day Basketball 6 Techniques 7 G.O.A.T Players 8 Michael Jordan 9 Kobe Bryant 10 Allen Iverson 11 Stephen Curry 12 Currrrrry 13 Pick & Roll 14 Crossover 15
History of Basketball
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Who Started It? Dr. James Naismith had created the game for the YMCA to play during the winter months. He simply nailed two up two peach baskets, and then created simple rules for the new game. There was only 13 rules, and only 9 of them were kept and put into the modern game of basketball.
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First Game The original game consisted of at least 18. Naismith did not
have the money to make a basketball, so he used a soccer ball. After 30 minutes, the game ended at 1-0. During the game, a man named William R. Chase became the first person to make the ball go into the peach basket.
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Modern Day Basketball is now a sport that involves 5 active players who each try to score points against the other team by throwing a basketball through a ten-foot high hoop.
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The game became an official Olympic event in 1936. Two basketball leagues called the NBL and the BAA, merged together to form the NBA. NBL stands the National Basketball League. BAA stands for the Basketball Association of America.
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G.O.A.T Players (Greatest Of All Time) --- 7
Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. Michael Jordan is known as the G.O.A.T or Greatest Of All Time. He also has 6 rings from the NBA.
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Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978. He is the son of Pam and Joe Bryant. He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has played for them for 20 years. He has now retired this year. He was the number 24 and 8 for the lakers.
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Allen Iverson Also known as A.I is one of the greatest players of all time and is a hall of famer.
Allen iverson had some ov the greatest crossover of all times..
Allen Iverson was a really agressive player.
Allen Iverson never won one but, always dreamed of getting one.
Allen iverson even has his own shoe brand with reebook.
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Stephen curry born March 22,
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Currrrrry
Stephen curry is the reigning MVP and he won MVP 2 years in a row and the last one was unanimous.
He made 402 3-pointers and he has beat many NBA records in the last 2 years.
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Pick and Roll
The pick and roll (also called screen and roll or shortened to screen roll, any of which may be hyphenated) in basketball is an offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then slips behind the defender (rolls) to accept a pass
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Crossover
The crossover is a move used by basketball players. They switch the ball from one hand to another. This is used to change the other players view on the ball . This could be confusing to do. There is even a Fake crossover. This is mostly used to “ break ankles� the most popular crossover is made by Kyrie Irving. --- 14
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
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