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THE SPECTATORS WILL SHOW

THE SPECTATORS WILL SHOW

A couple days ago the world's greatest basketball player (Lebron James) alongside the new school hype Ben Simmons gathered to watch Lonzo Ball to play in one of his summer league games. Lonzo Ball has captured most of the nation's attention due to antics of his father Lavar Ball speaking about how great of player Lonzo is and will become.

When your notoriety reaches a certain level be ready for people to watch how your life plays out constantly. Some people gather to see you fail,some to succeed, and others are just curious to know how the cards will unfold for you. The pressure of performance should never bereft you, as long as your focus stays on your task and not your spectating audience. Just as in Lonzo case, never once did you hear him join in on the talking and speculating that his father did across the media. Anytime you've seen him on a platform he spoke modest and kept all conversation on basketball, speaking on what he brings to the table. That same night Lebron & company attended his game he put up a staggering 36 points and 11 assists. Lonzo made have switched his shoes for the night (wearing the Kobe signatures instead of his own ZO2 sneakers) but never did he switch his focus. Let spectators spectate and hopefully what they'll be watching is you being great.

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THE "ME" IN TEAM

​THE "ME" IN TEAM

This week I've watched documentaries on two of the greatest players to ever touch a basketball, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.

These two as we all know possessed many qualities that made them as great as they were but what isn't discussed is the obstacles that were self-induced and if it weren't overcame we may have never got the Kobe and MJ that we see today.

I. THE "PERFECT" IMAGE.

Michael Jordan once stated that He's "More Image Conscious then I would like to admit". It was even rumors that if you didn't act in a way that complied with Michael's public image he would heavily chastise you for it. Kobe not only took a lot of his game from Michael but he also took the way Michael carried himself with the media. They both went out of their way to appear as role models and upstanding citizens without any blemishes. However both were exposed that despite they're charisma and charm they were still human beings that made mistakes. For Michael it was his extreme gambling habit that even lead to a league investigation and some people are audacious enough to blame MJ's habit to be the cause of his father's death. As for Kobe, his act of adultery lead to rape allegations and jeopardized his entire career & life.

II. "LET ME BE GREAT"

Jordan trusts John Paxson with big time shot

As we all know no players that played with Kobe or Michael can say they outworked them. Only thing on their mind was to be better than they were yesterday and that was only achieved through practice,practice, & more practice. However as they would soon find out solo play could only get them so far. Michael used to take on 2,3,4 defenders at a time instead of passing it to a teammate. Kobe was so much about his personal performance his own teammates wouldn't even cheer for him after he made a spectacular move. Both came to the realization without the trust in their teammates the furthest they can go is just being known as a "great player" but they both wanted more, they wanted to be "CHAMPIONS".

Often times we do not realize that we can be our own barrier to the success we want. Certain things in life is just meant to be achieved with the help of others. Also our lives aren't meant to be lived perfect it's meant to understand that we're not perfect and that's okay. If these two never realized these self-induced burdens the legacy of these GOATs would be greatly tarnished. It's time to do a self check and see what's holding you back and once you find out nothing can stop you from becoming a GOAT!

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NBA Lockout Classics: Dr. J vs. Magic & Kareem, 1982 NBA Finals, Game 6. 

Yesterday we had a game that featured Jordan, Pippen, Kobe and Shaq. That’s such a surreal game, if you think about it. Four legends sharing the same court, battling for a lot more than just a ‘W’, especially between MJ and Kobe. Today we have Kareem, Magic, the man that no one can hate even with his terrible ESPN commentary, and Dr. J, one of the greatest players that people forget about.  

Lakers came into this game leading the series 3-2 after stealing the first game of the Finals on the road. Dr. J put up 30 points while Magic went for 13-13-13. 

Philly and Los Angeles would meet again the following year in the 1983 NBA Finals, where Philly would sweep Magic and the Lakers in the infamous “Fo-fo-fo” Sixers’ championship run. 

This game predates Basketball-Reference’s boxscore database but here’s the Wiki page for the series. 

Tomorrow we’ll have some classic Jordan vs. ‘Nique action.

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