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.