Who
loves basketball? Perhaps majority of us will raise our hands.
Basketball, is known to be one of the favorite sports worldwide. Seldom
you can find someone who is not familiar with NBA or National Basketball
Association and the teams who are playing under this basketball league.
NBA is in fact one of the major sports league in North America. Other
major professional sports league includes Major League Baseball(MLB),
National Football League(NFL) and National Hockey League(NHL). These
major professional sports league are popularly know as the Big Four
because aside from being the most watched sports league, the best
players are revered and become a popular favorite figure not only across
North America but all over the world. These sports league are also
known to be richest professional club competition here and abroad.
Who
is not familiar with the Chicago Bulls' jersey number 23? Michael
Jordan who is also known as MJ is notable for his contributions in the
NBA. In his career as professional basketball player, he had won
numerous Most Valuable Player or MVP awards which includes five MVP
awards, six NBA Finals MVP awards and three All-Star Game MVP awards.
Other notable and legendary players of their times are Scottie Pippen,
Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, Dennis Rodman, Charles
Barkley, Tim Duncan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Yao Ming,
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Famous players of this generation are Kobe
Bryant, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili, Jason
Kidd, Jeremy Lin and Kawhi Leonard.
As
the 2013 NBA Finals is coming to a close, basketball fans across the
globe are excited to know who will emerge as the victor. Is it going to
be Miami Heat or San Antonio Spurs? Is it going to be the flood and spot lights of the AT&T Center that will herald the winners or the American Airlines Arena. So which team is your bet?
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