“Take a spot on the pine, Blanket.” Ah, the lovely welcome from the 6’ 8” Coach Bishop to the basketball game. He called me the name Blanket because my name’s Ben Lankfer, which can go to Blankfer, which sounds like Blanket. Makes sense, somewhat, not really. Basketball season...full of great memories. All the practices have been for this moment. Now, not to brag but I played a lot; a lot of left bench. Afterall, this was my first year playing basketball, and let's face it, I was horrible. I had
Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He rose from being cut on his high school team to being the most accomplished player of all time, essentially conquering the NBA. Michael Jordan attended UNC after receiving a full ride his senior year. Michael Jordan was drafted 3rd in the nba draft, and began his career on the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan is the most revolutionary basketball player of all time because of his consistent performance throughout his career, his
When you think of iconic sports figures you think of Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson, but many people don’t think about Charles Barkley. Charles Barkley is an amazing basketball player with a very humble personality and that is why people will never forget him. He is very inspiring not only because he is a great and funny basketball player, but also he is not afraid to say what is on his mind. Charles Barkley is known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. His average field goal
Allen Iverson: Culture Change Allen Iverson was no more than an average kid from the streets, with amazing athletic ability, born in Hampton Virginia. Iverson never had a father figure growing up, he was raised by his mom, Ann Iverson. She was a teen mom who now had to raise a kid with only help from her mother. Allen Iverson in high school was viewed by most big university as a gifted, athletic, over confident, little punk. Which resulted in only small school scholarships, until Georgetown came
During a physical for the 1991-92 NBA season, Magic Johnson had tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus that leads to AIDS. He held a press conference on November 7, 1991, where he stated that he had been diagnosed with HIV and was planning to retire immediately. What first went wrong with the initial announcement of Magic’s illness was when he stated that he did not know how he contracted the virus (1991). He later said that he contracted it from having unprotected sex with a number