DeShawn Stevenson

 

   DeShawn Stevenson is an NBA player he plays for the Utah Jazz and was arrested couple of times but was recently convicted of the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl when he was 20. Stevenson was convicted and served community service his case was changed from a felony to a misdemeanor. Stevenson was again picked up for public intoxication two days after the Dallas Mavericks won their first championship in June. I think that Stevenson shouldn't get to play in the NBA again because that sets a bad image for the youth who are interested in the NBA.

How Kevin Durants Mom Helps Him.

               Wanda Pratt the mother of Kevin Durant is always there for him even as Kevin was a kid he always had support from his mom and until today she supports him for what he does. When Kevin was playing at the 2012 finals against the Miami Heats his mom stood there cheering with the rest of the fans. And when Kevin would be sick she would stay with him for couple of days till he gets better. I think that this sets a good image to get parents or family members to support their kids.

ANTHONY DAVIS

Anthony Davis the number one over all draft pick of 2012 that was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets. Their name  is now the Pelicans though. Anthony was drafted by the Hornets just like Austin Rivers 2012 as their starting power forward-center. Anthony has averaged 13 points a game witch isn't bad for a rookie but he missed 17 games this summer due to injury and also missed the last 23 games of the regular season. Maybe next year Anthony.






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Jason Kidd Retired

Jason Kidd announced his retirement Monday after 19 seasons as one of the best passing and rebounding point guards in NBA history. Jason Kidd said" I think it is the right time".Kidd told ESPNNewYork. "When you think about 19 years, it has been a heckuva ride. My thought on this is that we will be missing one of the best competeters in the NBA. We will miss his leadership and the advice he gives the young players. 

Lebron James: Can He Do It ?

       Lebron James is an incredible athlete, who plays for the Miami Heat. He has just recently joined the Miami Heat, since he joined the Miami Heat he has led them the team to three consecutive NBA finals, he's also one of the highest paying player in the NBA. Many compare him to Michael Jordan.



      I don't actually think that Lebron James is capable of leading his team on his back. He is over-rated, and he thinks highly of himself, so much that he thinks he is the best player that ever played in the NBA.

Wes Leonard

Wes Leonard was a High School Tragedy. He played for the Fenville High Basketball and Football team. The last game he played was against Bridgman High. Fenville were looking for an undefeated season and Wes gave them that.

With 30 seconds left Wes made a layup and Fenville won the game. The score at the end was 57-55. After handshaking and getting ready to celebrate Wes collapsed and had a cardiac arrest. Somebody found an AED ut the battery died.

How the NBA Works.

There are many ways the NBA works. The NBA  is like a job which has a career and you have to put your effort into it. But a small amount of people make it to there. In order for you to enter the NBA you have to get drafted by a franchise team such as OKC or Lakers or Heat then from there you could start your career. Players also change teams while this drafting is happening. In the earlier drafts the teams would draft in reverse order of their win or loss. There are special rules that teams have to follow to draft players from local areas such as within their states.The lottery  is   normally held during either the third or fourth week of May. The lottery happens every year. In 2011 lottery Wolves, Cavaliers, and Utah Jazz won the first place.

ARSENAL BiGGEST SUMMER TARGET

Arsenal recently confirmed interest in Florentina Striker Jovetic. He currently has 14 goals in 27 games. He will be around 23 million euros to join the ambitious Arsenal team. He is Arsenal's top summer transfer and with a 70 million euro war chest they are ready to pay at any cost. Arsenal are not the only clubs interested in Jovetic he seem rivals Chelsea are most likely to acquire the young Serbian. I am excited he is joining Arsenal but I fear other teams might pounce on the striker. But I believe as an Arsenal fan he is not enough maybe Mario Gomez. The reason why I believe that is because they bought Giroud last season. He is pretty good but is inconsistent when it comes to important goals. We need a player with experience and skill. Jovetic just has skill and sometimes lacks the goalscoring ability Arsenal desperately needs.  

Why The NBA is better than the NFL?

           The NBA is better than the NFL. because they actually have power rather than the NFL because they don't have their own leverage everyone is always depending on another. The NFL doesn't have a unique thing that some other people can't have, so that's why there's many NFL recruits because so many people have the chance to join the NFL. Second, is that the best always makes it to the Championship. The NBA makes it difficult just to get to the playoffs. While in the NFL you can get there luck.


           I personally think that the NBA is better than the NFL, because it's safer to play, and there's more competition, it's not a bunch of guys running around hitting each other. It's also more fun to watch instead of NFL.

Lonny Baxter Criminal Recorded

Lonny Baxter was born in January 27 1979 in Silver Spring Maryland. Lonny Baxter was arrested on August 2006 for firing a handgun into the air and later was sentenced to 60 days in prison. Since he didn't have a gun license, and and the gun he fired is not his, he was charged for the crime he did. So he wanted to get another chance so he can play in Europe so he can play again for this season.

Lonny also committed  another crime on the same year. In July he shipped four guns through Fedex and one again he was charged for shipping guns to sent to Collage Park. Baxter admitted that he sent three guns using Fedex.

Kevin-Prince Boateng & Racism

Kevin-Prince Boateng was disrespected by the opposing fans in Busto Arsizio. The team that they were facing were called Pro Patria. Kevin-Prince reacted to this incident in a bad manner. He grabbed the ball in the middle of game play and kicked the ball right at where the shouts were coming from. He then took his shirt and walked off the pitch which cannot do in football or soccer. His teammates followed him to the tunnel and the game was stopped because well you can't play a football match with only one team or in any sport. Many players like Kevin-Prince Boateng received racist chants from fans. Mario Balotelli has been abused many times by the opposing fans even sometimes by the home fans. When he heard the racists chants he casually turned to them and told them to be silent. He handled it better than how Boateng handled it.

I think racism should not take place in any sport. It something that to me is ridiculous. No player should have to be abused like that. Any fan who chants racists things to a player should be banned from ever attending the home and away games of that specific team. We are in the 21st century and racism is just a thing of the past.

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NBA Finals

   The Miami Heat will be taking on the San Antonio Spurs on thursday at American Airlines Center. Both Miami and Spurs are a good team full of athletes. The big three of Spurs will try to defeat the big three of Miami. In my point of view the Miami Heat will become the 2013 NBA Champions. Why I say that is because the Heat have experience and know when to play their hardest. Spurs too have experience but their gone fail and go home after game 5. Game 1 will be on Thursday at American Airlines Center. 

Make Up Your Mind! Retired or Not?

Brett Favre is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and the most famous. Favre use to play for the Jets, Green Bay, and the Minnesota Vikings. He started his career in Wisconsin and proved himself worthy as seasons rolled around the year. Soon afterwards, Favre started playing for the Jets. That is when  his rumors about him retiring started roaming around Football fans, in the year 2007. He retired while playing for the Jets causing them a lot of problems. Then after a short period of time, came for the Minnesota Vikings and took them to the finals. Unfortunately, things didn't go as he planned so he retired again. Technically, Brett Favre retired twice.

I think Brett Favre should have stayed just a little longer. His ability to throw the ball with accuracy gave the Vikings a higher chance of winning the championship. Especially because they came so close with the Wisconsin Green Bay at the super bowl. Another year? They might have gotten their hands on that shiny trophy.

Tracy McGrady

Tracy McGrady, better known as T-Mac was one of the most distinguished NBA players in recent memory. Many consider McGardy one of the most versatile players because of the fact that despite being 6'8 he played like a guy who was 6'0. He could shoot, he could dribble and he could pass. He played quite the illustrious career, but sadly McGrady was plagued by injury and as a result he was traded around a lot, and yet McGrady is still respected as a legend. McGrady is still a highly active memeber of both the Houston and Tampa communities. McGrady also has played many winning seasons and know has his own non-profit organization: The Tracy McGrady Foundation. There is no doubt that McGrady was an NBA legend.

Miami Heat Game 7

           Miami Heat won last night's game against the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Center. Both teams were really competitive and gave their best performance. DWade took over the first half by dominating the paint and sharing the ball with his teammates. LeBron James and Chris Bosh helped out Wade in the seconed half by making buckets. The Indiana Pacers are a good team full of athletes. Miami Heat had control over the game from beginning to the end. Miami Heat are the Eastern confrence champions and will go on to the finals taking on the wastern confrence champions San Antonio Spurs. 

Jamarcus Russel

Jamarcus Russel is a free agent that plays the quaterback position. He was the first overall pick for the Raiders in the 2007 NFL Draft. He was dropped for inconsistent play on May 6th 2010.

Right now Jamrcus Russel is trying to make an NFL comeback. He shed 50 pounds and now wieghs 256. Interest in Russel is growing from nothing to something. I think Russel can make a comeback if he's very commited.

Players Away From Home:

 Begining players playing away from home affects a player in a way that cannot be described, at first they would brush it off at the thought of playing in a team, but slowly it gets to them. They start to miss all the funny things that happen at home and miss all the members until it affects how they play until they somehow get closure and return to normal but in most cases it lasts for many months until one or more members come to live with them like Mario Ballotelli. They will eventually come to regret the decision until make a giant mistake.

Gilbert Arenas

Athlete With Criminal History

Former Washington Wizards Point guard Gilbert Arenas and  Javaris Crittenton got into an argument because  of a gambling debt which led Gilbert Arenas to bring a gun to the Verizon Center locker room. Gilbert Arenas posted the following on his Twitter account: "I understand this is serious..but if u ever met me you know i dont do serious things im a goof ball this story today dont sound goofy to me." The NBA and the Wizards only confirmed that there was an investigation and it was led by the law enforcement of Washington DC. The NBA was suspend indefinitely on Jan 6 2010, he was convict of gun possession in DC and was give 2 years of probation and 30 days in halfway house. The wizard traded Gilbert to the magic for rashard Lewis.

Ched Evans

Ched Evans was a player who played for Sheffield United as a striker. He was a wonderful striker scoring 42 goals in 103 appearances for Sheffield United. Before he played for Sheffield United he used to play for Manchester City. He didn't really shine in Manchester City so he moved to Sheffield to play for Sheffield United. He was convicted for rape and is now serving time in prison.

Evans and another footballer by the name of Clayton Mcdonald were tried after being indicated of raping a 19 year old girl. Evans was convicted on April 20, 2012 and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. Evans was devastated. He was refused to appeal against the conviction and he then again tried but was refused by the cort. Evans might be innocent or not but none of us really know what took place near the hotel.

Damian Lillard: A Promising Player

Damian Lillard is the rookie point guard for the Portland Trailblazers. Lillard who played an amzing season this year has led his young team to the playoffs and ulitimetly being named rookie of the year. Lillard plays a high paced but controled vetran like form of basketball, which sets him apart from many of his rookie counter parts such as Gilchrist, Davis, and Rivers. Throughout high school and college many top ranked programs did not consider Lillard an elite player, but now he has proven all of his doubters wrong. Lillard is undoubtedly one of the best rookies in recent years, and we will be watching him closely.

Chad Henne from NFL to his community

Chad Henne was born and grew up in Berk county where he started playing football as a young kid. Back in his days, players from NFL would sign signatures and walk out on fans. But to Chad, that is simply not enough. He visited his community that helped him get there in the first place. He was coached for free and had the whole neighborhood telling him, "You will one day be the greatest quarterback." The day of his draft, most of the community drove more than 3 hours to see him drafted, showing one of the best support ever in communities.

Chad came back to his community now, to pay back in full respect. Just what a decent guy would do to show his appreciation. He is also helping the young ones achieve their dreams.

Micheal Vick

Micheal Vick's is a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played for the Atlanta falcon's for six seasons before going to prison for illegal dog fight.Micheal Vick played collage for Virginia as a freshman he was placed third in Heisman trophy balloting. at his sophmore year he left to the NFL where he was pick first by the Atlanta felcons. He led felocns to the playoff's twice. In april 2007 vick went to jail for dog fight which he set up and was charged with five years in prison.

Jermaine O' Neal

Jermaine O' Neal was a successful forward-center in high school. He was 6'11 and weighed 255 pounds and was eligible for the 1996 NBA Draft. He was born in Columbia , South Carolina and attended Eau Claire High School. He helped them get their third straight state in 1995 and his two favorite basketball players were Hall Of Famers , Hakeem Olajuwon and Bill Russell. He was 17 pick and was picked by the Portland Trail- Blazers. He was formerly the youngest NBA player at 18 years 2 months and 11 day, but  currently is Andrew Bynum. Was his descion a good one, if he went to college would he be a better more mature player today?

Mario Gotze

Mario Gotze is an excellent prospect and a great example of German phenomenal youth system. Gotze is mainly known for his amazing preformance during the UEFA champions. He won many rewards such as golden boy which is given to the best young player in Europe. He is very promising and I know he will be one of the best in years to come.

Chris Paul : High School Star

Chris Paul attended West Forsyth in Clemmons, North Carolina in 1999. Freshman year  Chris Paul was 5 foot tall and was talented but was at a disadvantage. His older brother Charles "C.J." Paul was two years older than him by 2 years and was star junior as point guard. Chris Paul as senior he grow to 5'10 and was staring point guard and in senior year scored 61 points dedicated to his murdered grandfather.

Are Athletes Treated Better Than Others:

The stereotype in the nineties shows that football players are treated better than the average guy at school. They were more popular got invited to parties which is why everyone wants to be like the players. Yes, athletes are treated better. They are loved when they bring in championships and win but then again alot fall on their shoulders; if they lose then they are shunned until they win.

Ron Artest ( Metta World Peace)

Back in November 19, 2004 the Pistons were facing the Pacers at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan and an attendence of 22,076. With less an a minute to go a fight broke out on the court. After the fight was broken up a drink was throw from the stand at  Ron Artest. So he charges toward the fan and punches him multiple times.


The consequence led 9 players to be suspended and without a pay for a total of 146 games, which all added up to $11 million in salary. Five faced criminal charges and were banned to attend Piston games forever.The fight also led the NBA to increase security presence between players and fans, and to limit the sale of alcohol.

The life of Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade is divorced with two kids. He says his kids are bigger than basketball.  He said "my kids are the reason why I step on the court everyday and play my hardest." Dwyane Wade loves going to casinos on his free times. But the most important thing in his lfe is his kids.

He has a girlfriend that he is currntly dating. He brings his kids to the games most of the time. He said his kids  made him a better father. He has a great sense of humor. He likes making people laugh and cracking jokes while they're on the sidelines. Dwyane Wade is a great athlete and father.. 

Ray Allen

      Walter Ray Allen was born July 20,1975. Ray's parents Flora and Walter lived a military life and they were stationed at Castle Air Force in Merced, California. Ray was the third of their five children. As Ray grew up he played soccer and baseball. Ray joined a baseball league after his eighth birthday. After winning his first game Flora bought him a basketball as a gift and she told him that he should take advantage of it and should be comfortable with a book as he's comfortable with a ball in his hands.

       Ray's skills with a basketball took an enormous leap after working with Phil Pleasent. Phil ran the youths basketball league. Phil's goal was to keep young kids to stay out of trouble. But he saw Ray as a twelve year old genius so he spent most of his time explaining the fundamentals of life and basketball. Ray progressed simultaneously. with the help of Phil Ray joined a varsity team in his freshman year and thats how Ray Allen's life is unique.

Lamar Odom

          Lamar Odom is an extremely athletic player, things are going well for him, but not his personal life. His mother died of colon cancer when he was a 12 year old. His father was an heroin addict, who abandoned him while he was young, due to his addiction. Lamar Odom was taken in by his grandmother when he was a teen. Growing up was hard for the young prospect, he faced hard times while he flip-flopped from high school to high school pursuing his dream of becoming an NBA player one day.


         Lamar Odom was finally drafted into the NBA in the 1999-2000 season to the Clippers. He was named to the 2000 NBA All-Rookie first team. Despite his success as a good player, Lamar Odom still can't forget his family that raised him, his grandmother, his mother that gave birth to him, who loved him and took care of him until his preteens. Lamar Odom remembers those that cared for him by signing their names all over his shoes before each and every game, his teammates respect that and support him.

Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli was born in Palermo, Italy on the 12th of August, 1990. He is physically gifted with speed, strength, and skills. He currently plays for AC Milan.  He is one of the world's deadliest strikers scoring 1 goal per game in the current season with Milan.

Mario Balotelli is not only one of the best but he is the most popular. With his name trending on Twitter almost every time he speaks to the press. Mario has done many memorable things to the football world. Like       pimp his girlfriend. He will never be forgotten in the football world.

Kevin Durant Off The Court

No doubt, Kevin Durant is one of the best players in the NBA with fans all across the nations. Usually, the second someone comes to the top of the game and gain all these titles, their ego plays a high scale on their character, leading to cockiness and unacceptable behaviors. With Durant, it's all opposite. When on the court, Durant has no fear but to present his opponents with fearful plays. Embarrassing legends and making all star players look silly on the court. Of course his interactions with players say the opposite. He's easily coachable and doesn't resist his faults when mentioned by his coach. Even though he is the best player in many games they play, you can't tell him apart by his behavior but the skills he presents. Durant never uses foul mouth or show frustrations when losing. In fact, there was one time where he did that and the whole fans and media showed tremendous reactions. Usually if another player does that, it's pretty normal.

That's not even close to what makes Durant stand out. The way he presents himself outside of the court is what shapes this amazing player. As wealthy as he is, you can't tell him apart from any poor person he may be working out with in the gym. So you can infer that he's not really a flashy type of guy. His public speaking abilities have matured tremendously over time, now he's very fluent in responding to reporters and making sure he gets his points out there for the fan to acknowledge. KD is always smiling, even if it means getting kicked out of the NBA finals with loss. He greets people gently with smile and welcomes all individuals. The biggest of all? His connection to his family. Durant is always loyal to his family, spends time with them, and shares all of his success with them, especially with his mother.

Micheal Jordan

Micheal Jordan was the best basketball player of all time. Micheal Jordan is a former basketball player he is a enterprenure and owner chairman of the Charlotte Bobcats. He also was one of the most effective basketball players of his time. Jordan was born in Brooklyn New York Jordan's father used to work in banking at Brooklyn. His family moved to Wilmington North Carolina when he was a toddler. Jordan had won his first MVP awarding in 1987-88 seasons and  had five MVP in the NBA. During his NBA career Jordan averaged 28.2 points and he had 51.5 percentage of shooting. He played for the Bulls 1989-90 season. Jordan retired in 2003 with six championships and five  MVP.



There are many lessons I could learn about Jordan he struggled but at the end he succeeded in his career. Micheal Jordan had talked to a lot of coaches and people before entering the NBA he gotten lots of advice's and thing over time to what he should do. I should also follow this path because if you want to succeed in life you have to get advised and negotiate with older people. One other point I want to make out is that I want to also make it to the NBA just like Micheal Jordan did and in order for me to succeed I have to do what he did practice a lot play with older and better people and ask other people's advice to see where you at and how could  I improve in my game. In conclusion Micheal Jordan is my role model when it comes to basketball.

Mark Jackson

 Mark Jackson was one of the most exciting players to watch in the 80s and 90s, Jackson is the only non-lottery pick player to ever win the rookie of the year award for his outstanding season in 1989. Jackson was known to be a crafty,quick player who perfected the "tear drop". He has played with legends such as Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley and later on the sharp shooter Reggie Miller. Jackson was also known to plauy pranks on his teamates and in one case duriing the playoffs, he stuck his tounge out at Micheal Jordan, who in turn proceded to drop 40+ points on them.

 Jackson was just as brilliant as a coach as a player, being able to draft players such as Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry and Harrsion Barnes. He Has also proven himself as a able stategic coach, leading Golden state to the finals this year. Things are looking up for Mark Jackson.

Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis is one of the intense players in the league. In almost all the Raven games, he is always seen motivating the other players. He takes every game seriously as if the world was about to end. He was sent out in a big bang, (winning the Superbowl). His stats are of the charts! He had 17 forced fumbles and 31 interceptions in his career. That's outstanding for a linebacker! He finished his football career at 38 years old with two Superbowls under his belt.

Ray is the sunshine in his team. Before games he will allways hype his team up and they deliver, unless it's against the Patriots. Ray has six children so they must be motivating him and the win motivates them so the cycle continues. Ray will be missed for his crazy plays that save the team a touchdown from the other or his screaming and yelling that suprisingly motivate them to a point where they win the game.

Scott Brooks

Scott Brooks is married to Sherry Silvery. They were married in 1993. That is 20 years that they were together. He has two kids, one boy and one girl. The boy is Chance and the girl is Lexi. “It’s always fun to be with my kids,” Brooks said recently.  Even though he is the coach to one of the best basketball teams he still had a life and loves to spend it with his kids. 

This is Scott's fifth season coaching the Thunder. He won the two championships, and is about to win another one. He knows what his team needs and how to get the other teams to lose. He is a great coach and has one of the best players. I think the Thunder have a great chance of winning if they have Scott as a coach. 

Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the world's best football managers. He has won many trophies. Sir Alex Ferguson won 40 trophies in total including 13 English Premier league titles, 2 UEFA Champions league trophies, and many more. This trophies were won by the way he managed his team. His decisions are most of the time accurate/correct. Sir Alex has helped develop players like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sir Alex Ferguson has managed Manchester United from 1986-2013. He recently decided to retire from managing. It was sad news to hear for all Manchester United fans around the world. He transformed Manchester United from a mid-table team to a team that's winning trophies from left to right. No wonder many consider him to be the best manager in the world. His decisions are always the key game changer. Whether it's signing new players that helps the team win trophies or substituting a player in or out.

Sir Alex Ferguson signed Wayne Rooney in August 2004. Since then Rooney has had a big impact on Manchester United. He has appeared for the club 278 times and has scored 141 goals. This shows how Sir Alex ferguson is a great manager because it shows that he knows how to buy good players. He also brought in players like Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon.

Jason Collins

Jason Collins is a center for the Washington Wizards and is 34-years old. This player has to have the most extraodinary and interesting past. He is first to come out openly gay in the Major League Sports of America ( NBA, NFL, MLB ).

This announcement became an internet buzz and he was supported by many other athletes. People thought this was an amazing acheivement and predicted that more gays will come out. He made history to have the courage to be the first gay athlete.

John Amaechi and former NFL player Dave Kopay were also gay but came out after their retirement.

Julius Erving

Julius Winfield Erving was born on Febuary 22 1950 .

Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman has the weirdest personality in the NBA. He had weird color hair and he is mostly known for causing mischief and fighting a lot. He played with Pipen and Jordan and was very helpful with grabbing rebounds: he is number one in top career rebounds. He is notorious for antics and he once dressed as a bride. He is a very sociable person and he dated Madonna and Carmen Electra.

He is an intelligent and smart person. He wrote two books talking about his life and he visited North Korea and met their leader. He gets weird style haircuts and he played for six NBA teams and is a Hall of Famer. He has 3 grown kids and is 52 years old. He is a good basketball player and a unique person of the  court.

Kobe Bryant Torn Achillies

 

      Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon in his left leg in the Fourth quarter while playing the Golden State Warriors 118-116  which put an end to his season. The way that his injury happened was that Kobe fell to the floor with 3:08 remaining in the fourth quarter while being guarded by Harrison Barnes. He played really good up to that point; he dropped 32 points that game.
       Kobe also had back-to-back passes and 3-pointers to tie the game up with 3:45 remaining in the game. "I made a move that I always make a million times and it just popped," said Kobe. Bryant even asked  Barnes if he kicked him in the leg Barnes said no, and then Kobe thought that a serious injury happened to him and that injury ended his season.

Tragedy of Piermario Morosini

Itlaian Player Piermario Morrisoni was playing as midfielder during a game on April 14, 2012. The young player had a sudden cardiac arrest causing him to fall to the ground in the 31st minute of  the Series B match against Pescara. He stumbled on the ground, trying to get up before fainting and the medical team rushed to the field. His teammates and opponents were sobbing and crying, not knowing what to do.

Piermario is still remembered as a great soccer player, and some might say he is their hero, but there is no doubt that he was enjoying his last moments of his life. Many other players are now making good decisions about what they eat to stay fit and prevent sudden collapse on the field or on the court.

Michael Vick: Broken ribs

Playing against the cardinals, Michael Vick broke two ribs when he was tackled trying to go for a qb run. He had substantial stats, and to add insult to injury they lost 21-17. He had wide recievers open and yet he decided to run it instead. His decision on running impacted the whole team. Not only was it a bad idea it but to do it when Darryl Washington had his eye on you? Truly an action to ponder on for years. He had his recievers: Desean Jackson, Jason Avant, Jeremy Maclin open.

Even though Michael's life is riddled with bad decisions such as the dog fighting one, this has to be the worst. Why put yourself at risk when there are huge guys in front of you who want to hurt you, i.e. tackle? There are many things that haunt this Quarterback's life but I have hope that he will not allow this to happen again and that he will learn from his decisions since he was blessed with skills.

TJ Ford

TJ Ford retired because of a spinal cord injury while playing against the New York Knicks. He was on the floor for a couple minutes and was helped of the court. He had a bright future ahead of him. But he said he mad a smart choice of retiring because he didn't want to go through the same pain he went through. Before he was about to get drafted he was a star in college.

TJ Ford injured his tailbone back in 2003 as a rookie. People were predicting that he would become one of the greatest point guards in the NBA. He was benched the season after his 2003 injury and retired the next season. He said he doesn't regret retiring and he thinks he made a good choice. People were not hoping for him to retire but instead he did.

Derrick Rose: A modern tragedy

 Derrick Rose is undoubtedly one of the most talented talented players to play the game of basketball this past decade. he has this X factor that so many teams lack, he plays with a vigour that rivals that of Jordan and Byrd. But many people also critizes Derrick Rose because they say he plays to wildly, to carelessly, they also say it led to his injury.

 During Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers, Rose injured his left knee while trying to jump. He was immediately helped off the court by medical staff, later on it became apperent that he tore his ACL, an injury that under the best conditions takes a whole year to come back from. But hopefully Derrick Rose will be playing in the Bulls' darkest hour: the series against the Heat and Lebron James.

Tyus Jones's path to the NBA

Jones is one of the top 3, leading Basketball players in the state of Minnesota. The second ranked player in high school to be drafted to the college basketball and NBA as well. What's shocking is how young he is. Only 16 (class of 2015), he is already being watched by national basket ball coaches and management crew. He is said to be the future legend of basketball with the talents he presents. Private schools and businesses are under his case trying to buy his interest, but so far he sticking with the Panthers.

About 3 weeks ago around the end of April of 2013. Jones faced the other 3 competitors, giving him the chance to prove himself in front national crowd. With the intensive pressure from the audience, he still managed to play the way he does. By the end of the game the results showed that Jones is the obvious player. All three contestants with 2 digits. 23 points, 10 assists. Vaughn 21 points, 10 rebounds. Travis 19 points, 10 rebounds. As you can see, he came out on top. Giving him a better chance for the future.




Interesting Fact; I went to school with Travis (his component) from 4th grade to 8th. And he always said to me, "I'm gonna play in the NBA one day." -And as I see it now, he may have that chance. I'm surprised he made it that far with his heart problems.

Danilo Gallinari : Tragedy

Danilo Gallinari tore his ACL in a Denver vs Mavericks game. In the second quarter he was driving to rim and turned his knee. He fell to the floor in grimacing pain and was helped walked to the locker room by the help of his teammates. Gallinari is the second leading score for the Nuggets 16.5ppg and 37.6 field goal at the 3pt line. Ty Lawson is the leading scorer 16.7ppg.
                                                                                                                                                                         Denver Nuggets lost in the first round to the Warriors and they had a good six games. Gallinari is returning late next season and will most likely help them to the top. The Denver Nuggets were third seed this season. An MRI scanned Gallinari's right knee and confirmed a torn ACL. Will Gallinari help them win next year or will there be another upset?                                                                                                                                                                      

Hillsborough Disaster

The disaster took place on April 15 1989. 96 Liverpool fans died that day. The Hillsborough disaster occured during an FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest football club and Liverpool at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, England. 96 people died and over 766 people were injured in this incident. The Hillsborough disaster was the worst stadium related disaster in British History.

The Hillsborough disaster resulted from a crush on the steel-fenced terraces of Sheffield Wednesday's stadium. Fencing had been put up by many football clubs during the 1970s and 80s to control crowds and prevent pitch invasions. It was caused by the failure of the police not controlling the roiting of the crowd.

A memorial was created to honor those that died in this event. The huge eight foot wide and seven foot tall structure has been cast in bronze and represents the football tragedy in  Sheffield. The monument also includes the names of those who died in the disaster.