Welcome to part two of our list of 15 things you didn 't know about Russell Westbook. He may play with ferocity out on the basketball court for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but as part two will demonstrate, Russell has a quiet side, too. Find out more about the star point guard below. Number Eight: Russell Westbrook is an Underwear Model Soon after joining the NBA, Russell signed with the Kings & Jax boxer-brief company. He has appeared in numerous ads for them over the years. Number Seven: Catfish is His Favorite Dinner Catfish is a pretty southern choice for a west-coast guy. He has also said that his favorite breakfast is French Toast. Number Six: He Has His Own Eyewear Company Russ launched Westbrook Frames in 2014. The company sells
Later in 2014, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. There are four Point Guards on the Los Angeles Lakers team: Jordan Clarkson, Jeremy Lin, Steve Nash and Ronnie Price. “It is safe to say that a point guard’s primary role is to make their teammates better on offense, whether that be by drawing defensive attention with their own scoring so that other players on their team can score more easily when they get the ball, or finding a player who is or will be open, and passing them the ball at the right time for an easy basket” (basketballhow.com,
Russell and Oscar are the only people in NBA history to average a triple double. Also he has broken a record with three 50 point triple doubles. Second he has been good at basketball for many many years. As a senior in high school he averaged 25 points.
Kevin Durant mom and dad got a divorce when he was 13 years old.when kevin Durant was 13 he had a basketball game and he score12 points and and 4 rebounds. Kevin Durant went to Washington elementary. Kevin Durant accomplishments were that he got a rookie of the year MVP award when he played the for the OKC.Also Kevin Durant got
William Felton Russell was conceived in Monroe, LA on February 12, 1934. He was viewed as one of the best protective players ever. Through the greater part of his diligent work, he propelled the Celtics into one of the best title runs ever. Before he made it to the NBA, he was the reason for a few noteworthy manage changes in university b-ball. Bill was not a characteristic star, he needed to work hard to win his position on the beginning line up on the varsity his senior year.
Russell Westbrook is an iconic player in the NBA. He plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder and his position is point guard. He has won the MVP award twice and is a 7x all star player. Westbrook also has many nicknames. He is known as “The Brodie” and “Russ”.
For more than a month ,Grant and lee had been fighting almost daily. Grant had 1000000 men in his army to pound the confederate army to the ground but Lee 's men would not budge Both armies suffered extraordinary casitas . Grant had lost 60000 men and lee lost about half that.but Grant could afford casualties because he had more men than Lee’s army
There are many comparisons between great basketball players, but this comparison is the most popular one. Russell Westbrook is a twenty eight year old basketball player that plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Stephen Curry is also a twenty eight, but he plays for the Golden State Warriors. Because of their dedication and hard work these two players have achieved many honors. With all their accomplishments, Russell Westbrook is better player all around than Stephen Curry.
Larry bird once said, “First master the Fundamentals.” (“ Larry Bird Quotes”). NBA in the 80s Larry bird has mastered the fundamentals and become one of the best players to play the game of basketball.since he first began playing as a child , in college,then in the NBA and retiring as a Legend. Living in poverty was one of Larry Bird's motivators for playing basketball and trying to make a better life for himself. Bird was born on December 7,1956( cite)
IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF SOURCES This paper will investigate “What role did Muhammad Ali and Bill Russell play in the civil rights movements in the 1960’s”. This subject got my attention because of the roles athletes have had in societies. Athletes have become a developed a huge role in society by speaking out social injustices. I will evaluates the civil rights movements and the role of athletes such Muhammad Ali and Bill Russell.
He participated in the 1963 march on Washington for Civil Rights and defended Muhammad Ali when he refused to serve in the military on the basis on his religious beliefs. He was the first black to become a head coach of any major sports, and he still was coaching his own team while he was actively playing for the Boston Celtics and he won two times. Like a lot of retired athletes he has co-written autobiographies and unlike other retired athletes his are worth reading and re-reading. When he was told he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame he declined to serve but he was inducted anyways. In 2011, Barack Obama gave Bill Russell the highest civilian honor.
Chris McCandless was in his early 20’s, he was the kind of that guy that wanted to learn and experience life without all of the material things. He wanted to be independent from his parents and friends so Chris did something that would be insane for most of us humans but to him, it wasn’t. He went into the wild of Alaska for months, in fact, McCandless even thought he could make it out alive at the end of his journey. As a matter of fact, he was known as being a risk taker and enjoyed being out and about in the nature side of the world. Many would believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild to purposely kill himself; however, I myself believe that McCandless did not do it purposely.
Kevin Durant is a small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is a very iconic basketball player in the way he shoots the ball and how he moves down the court. Kevin Durant is six foot nine and 240 pounds. He is 27 years old and has won many awards. With a most valuable player award, rookie of the year award, four NBA scoring titles, and an olympic gold medal, Kevin Durant is one of the best players to ever live.
That NBA draft Kobe was drafted 13th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats, but then traded to the LA Lakers. In Kobe’s basketball career he went on to win 5 NBA Championships, 1 MVP award, NBA All-Rookie Team, 3 time All-NBA team, 3 time All-defensive Team, 2 time NBA finals MVP, 3 time NBA All-star game MVP, and the defensive player of the year. Outside of the NBA Kobe has won 2 Gold olympic medals for basketball. Ever since a young age Kobe knew that he was going to make it big. He did this all because of his amazing work ethic and love for the game.
In the gruesome short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe a nameless narrator tells his story of his drunken and moody life before he gets hung the next day. The intoxicated narrator kills his favorite cat, Pluto and his wife with an axe. Soon enough, the narrator gets caught and there he ends up, in jail. Although, most readers of “The Black Cat” have argued the narrators insanity, more evidence have shown that he is just a moody alcoholic with a lousy temper.
Steph is a guy that you truly cannot hate for who he is. He’s a family man. As we’ve all probably seen before, his young daughter, Riley, did a post game interview with him. The cuteness of his daughter not only gave Steph a popularity boost, but the whole Curry clan. Last but not least, he’s a very humble guy.