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The Best Basketball Players in History

Michael Jordan

American basketball player , one of the best players who had the NBA and the best scorer in the history.

In 1981 he joined the team at the University of North Carolina, and by the following year he was voted player of the season.

In the summer of 1984, when Michael was already known in the US with the nickname of " I can do it all" he was part of one of the best American basketball teams , under the direction of rigid Bobby Knight.

He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, in the final after beating the Spanish team .

In 1984 he was signed by the Chicago Bulls , the team with which he remained throughout his whole career and which won six NBA championships . Top scorer in ten seasons , earned an average of 32 points per game , an absolute record in the NBA, and was voted best player in 1988 , 1991 , 1992, 1996 and 1998. He attended his second Olympics in Barcelona 92 but this time as a member of the professional team "Dream team" , in which he repeated th gold and got as a university in Los Angeles.

In October 1993 , following the assassination of his father, he left the competition , but returned to the NBA in March 1995 and again became the star of the Chicago Bulls . He got to his team a new title in 1996. When he returned, the NBA is not allowed to use the number 23, which had been removed from the Bulls. Shortly after the superstitious Jordan asked a special favor and tournament officials allowed him to play with the legendary number. Another of the many quirks of this great basketball is worn under the clothing of the Bulls garments from the University of North Carolina, whose team won the first major triumphs.

 Considered the greatest basketball player of all time on the court noted for its speed, elegance and intelligence , and beyond, for its simplicity and honesty. In early 1999 he announced his retirement from active sports .

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player , one of the best scorers in NBA history . Winner of three rings , lived in the shadow of the monumental figure of Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers. The march from there to the Miami Heat forced him to prove that without the best center - scorer in the world, could be converted back champion Los Angeles Lakers , the team of his life.

On November 3, 1996 , aged 18, he debuted in the NBA against Minnesota. Although in its first year of rockie a series of injuries prevented him show his mettle in a team full of stars at the end of the season at the All- Star Party rockies , enjoyed a moment of timely glory with an action pride ( 31 points ) dunk contest winner was announced.

In his second season and scored very high goals : equated the legendary Michael Jordan , who faced for the first time without the help of O'Neal. Kobe spent half the game asking advice to Air Jordan , who did not let his imitator get over it . Kobe scored 33 points and Jordan 36. Still, Kobe hates it was called Michael Jordan II , because he wants to be just the first Kobe Bryant.

His victories include other unique achievements. He was the youngest in history to reach 10,000 points (24 years and 193 days) player. He has topped 50 points in nine games. He was the first player in 41 years to achieve 45 points in four straight games in the 2005-2006 season. All-Star in 2002 was elected MVP, ie most valuable player among all the figures of the NBA. On January 8, 2003 he became the first player getting 12 triples, nine of them consecutive, and December 21, 2005, in a game against Dallas Mavericks scored 62 points in three quarters.

But his best made rivers of ink. On January 22, 2006, in a game against the Toronto Raptors, got the second best scoring mark in history, with 81 points, second only to the 100 points that considered the best player in history with Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain he won the March 21962, when the defenses were not as aggressive.

Despite his brilliant record in the personal history of this legendary player plans a shadow : in July 2003 formally sexual assault was charged . Bryant admitted that he had committed adultery with a young man of twenty , but with her ​​consent , he refused to testify against the player. Shortly after the news was disseminated , the trial judge , Terry Ruckriegle , dropped the charges. Despite this incident, his marriage to Vanessa , which apologized , undimmed .

Magic Johnson

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, one of the best players in basketball history, announced at a press conference on November 7, 1991 that the AIDS virus was another challenge in your life, in which he said he had not developed AIDS disease.

       

The star player Angeles Lakers, Californian team in which he played 12 seasons and with which won five NBA titles, said: "life goes on and I will be a happy man."

       

Twenty years later, the US television and sports press, remember your words and will give as an example of overcoming.

       

Winner of five NBA titles and three years named best player of the tournament he retired from basketball in a sweet moment of his career (which later rejoined), wanted to come to the fore to demystify a disease that still 1991 was taboo.

       

Johnson vowed to become a spokesman for the dangers of AIDS and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and urged people to take this threat seriously, take action on their sex and submit to testing.

      

The player unveiled at first how he thought she was infected with the virus (shortly after he confessed that was infected by the "heterosexual promiscuity") but said his wife, with whom he had married two months earlier, was not infected.

      

"Sometimes you do not give importance to the news in this regard and thinks that it will never happen to him. You think that only happens to homosexuals and never oneself" he said at the press conference. "It can happen to anyone. What has happened to Magic Johnson. Everyone should be warned and be careful," he said.

       

Johnson began making public appearances to speak before young people worldwide about HIV and AIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed him as an example for patients to know that they can lead a normal life.

       

The updated Johnson is a successful entrepreneur, has more than 125 cafes, a dozen cinemas, a restaurant chain and built several gyms throughout the US and a turnover of approximately one billion dollars.

       

In a recent interview with the newspaper "L'Equipe" Johnson said that "work is all" who loves in life and to remember this anniversary said it was a difficult but also "great" because it provided an opportunity to educate people about HIV and AIDS, adding: "I think I helped save lives."

       

According to the OMs currently 33.3 million people worldwide living with HIV, compared to 26.2 million in 1999, 1.8 million of them in Latin America. 65 percent of cases are concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa.

       

Born in Lansing (Michigan) August 14, 1959, Johnson is the youngest of 12 children. His father, Earvin, was a carpenter during the week and worked as a dump during the weekend to support the family.

       

At 15 it was a basketball star at your location. He was skilled as a pivot and eaves.

       

With a height of 2.06 meters, played twelve seasons with the Lakers, averaging 19.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 14.4 assists per game; was in nine finals and is the NBA leader in assists with 9,921.

       

After announcing his retirement in 1991 he returned to the basketball court a year later. In 1992 he was appointed to the National AIDS Commission and that same year he participated in the Olympic Games in Barcelona and returned to retire.

       

Between 1993 and 1995 he traveled extensively worldwide as an athlete and especially as a fighter against AIDS.

       

In 1996, after four and a half year absence, he returned to play with Los Angeles Lakers, but three months after announcing his retirement becoming the great myth of the golden era of the NBA.

Larry Bird

American basketball player. I specialized in launching three points and extraordinary rebounder and passer, has been considered one of the best players in professional basketball whites and one of the best forwards in history. With the team of the Boston Celtics won three NBA championships (1981, 1984 and 1986). In 1992 he was part of the Dream Team that won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Retired from competition that year, followed linked to the sport as a coach.

Larry Bird began playing basketball in 1968 when he entered the High School in Spring Valley, and their precocious skills made him suddenly dawn first junior basketball and then in the university: the Indiana State became a finalist in the league university and was nominated three times player of the tournament. While it might not play in the NBA until a year later for reasons of study and age in 1978 was hired by the Boston Celtics, although that year followed the Indiana State.

His professional contract materialized on June 8, 1979 with 3.25 million for five seasons. In his first season in the NBA he won the title of best player debutante (rookie), was included in the ideal team championship and selected for the match All Star. In his second year as a professional managed with the Celtics their first ring NBA, having as coach Bill Fitch. In subsequent years, and KC Jones on the bench, the Celtics NBA champions were crowned in the 1983-84 and 1985-86 seasons, and runners in 1984-85 and 1986-87.

Larry Bird was named most valuable player (MVP) NBA three times: 1984, 1985 and 1986; in 1982 was named best All Star player and leading scorer of free throws in 1984, 1986 and 1987. Third highest scorer in the league 87-88 with an average of 29.9 points per game, won the first three editions of the contest triple NBA (1986, 1987 and 1988). In October 1988 Bird signed a contract with his team to continue two more years. Just one month later, on November 19, 1988, Bird was operated two Achilles heels, which kept him away from competition for most of the league.

Since then numerous injuries caused him problems, hurting their performance; sometimes when looked back to his best form, a relapse forced him to leave the tracks again. On July 29, 1989, during a workout, suffered a hamstring injury in the back; He re-injured the January 5, 1990, at competitive match. In June of that year was congenital lesion surgery on his back, allowing more room for the nerve causing the pain. However, he continued to break records: in December 1990 became the fifteenth player in NBA history surpassing the 20,000 points.

His last great triumph was the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992. Along with also legendary names like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan, was part of the American Dream Team that hit all competitors to reach the final, in which he defeated the selection of Croatia by 117 to 85. The August 18, 1992 he announced his retirement from professional basketball. In the press conference that featured media explained that he had been forced to make this decision on your back pains, which prevented him perform at their best in the competition.

With his farewell one of the brightest stages NBA closed; alongside other figures of Dream Team, Larry Bird had greatly contributed to the popularization of American professional basketball. In his new career as a coach, which began in 1997 as head of the Indiana Pacers, also reaped deserved success. In 1998 he was named the best coach of the year, and in the 1999-2000 season, the Pacers were runners up in the NBA.

Shaquille O'Neal

American basketball player. With its 2.15 meters tall and 120 kilos of weight, which does not lessen their agility of movement, had the honor to bridge the gap began to leave the idols of the NBA, Larry Bird, with back problems ; Magic Johnson, who has AIDS, or Michael Jordan, tired of basketball and about to retire.

Lousiana State University took its services and played three years at the University League, where he was considered the best player of the competition. In 1992, when he was only 20 years, was signed first-round draft pick by the Orlando Magic, thus passing to the NBA League. In his first match he grabbed 18 rebounds, therefore, a week of playing in the professional league, was named best player of the tournament, an unprecedented for a rookie.

He participated in the All-Star Game, becoming the youngest player to ever participated in the All Star Game. After his second season in the NBA had become the eighth highest scorer, the second best rebounder and second best blocker in the league. In his third season with the same light shone and his game just showed cracks.

In 1996 he ended his career in Orlando and accepted the offer of Los Angeles Lakers, who returned to the limelight and fight for titles. The arrival of O'Neal made back to the public to the pavilion. The Lakers had paid him the highest figure in the history of team sports: $ 121 million for seven years.

As international was part of the US team that went to the Olympics in Atlanta 1996, the so-called Dream Team III, who won Olympic gold. He had previously won the gold medal at the World Toronto (Canada), 1993.

O'Neal, who is a star in his country, has tried his luck as an actor and musician. She made her film debut with blockbuster Disney Studios, its greatest success came with the film Blue Chips, with actor Nick Nolte. He also dared to music and recorded two albums of rap