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Trouble Brewing in Brooklyn?

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For today’s post, we will discuss one of the NBA’s most disappointing teams. That being, the Brooklyn Nets (“Nets”). This post will be separated into two separate paragraphs. The first will discuss their eventful offseason, and the second will discuss their current state and record. Eventful Offseason: For the  Nets, this past offseason was anything but uneventful. After a disappointing season and playoff run where they would be swept by the Celtics in the first round , the Nets were desperate for answers. Instead of answers, the Nets were faced with unwanted player drama and uncertainty . This drama and uncertainty were due to their two superstars Kyrie Irving (“Irving”) and Kevin Durant(“Durant”) . It all started with Irving; Irving missed the majority of last season due to his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. When playing, Irving would average 27.4 points per game with 5.8 assists. Due to Irving’s history of inconsistency and uncertainty, the Nets were unwilling to si
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Utah Shocking All!

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  Today’s post will discuss arguably the hottest team in the NBA. That being, the Utah Jazz (“Jazz”). This post will be separated into two separate paragraphs. The first will discuss the Jazz and their preseason expectations, and the second will discuss their current state and record. Preseason Expectations: Heading into this past offseason the Jazz were in the process of recovering after a disappointing playoff run. In this run, they would lose in the first round of the playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks. The Jazz were led by their two stars Donovan Mitchell (“Donovan”) and Rudy Gobert (“Rudy”). Donovan for the season would lead the Jazz averaging 25.9 points per game, with 4.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists. As for Rudy, he averaged 15.6 points per game, with 14.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks. Shockingly, to the news of many in the basketball community, the Jazz would then decide to move on from both stars as they realized they would never win a title with both players. In return, the Jazz would
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Underdog Spurs Starting Hot!

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For today's post, I will write about one of the NBA's most surprising teams. That being the San Antonio Spurs ("Spurs"). This post will be separated into two separate paragraphs. The first, discussing a brief history of the Spurs; and the second discussing the current state of the Spurs. Brief History of the Spurs: The Spurs for many years were the model franchise in the NBA as they were the pillar of consistency and excellence. They won championships in three different decades. These decades are, the 90s,00s, and 10s. In the said period of time, the Spurs won a total of 5 NBA Championships and earned the NBA’s highest win percentage. These championships were won by many legendary former Spurs and NBA Hall of Famers, such as David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker. With that said, Father Time remains undefeated, and eventually said legends retired. Specifically, for the Spurs, things have not been the same since the end of the Big 3 era, which off
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Benzema wins Gold!

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  In today's blog post, I will be writing about the French footballer Karim Benzema (“Karim”). This blog will be separated into two separate paragraphs. The first will be about Karim’s upbringing and background. While the last will be about Karim’s recent accomplishment. Karim was born and raised in Lyon, France. Upbringing/Background: Since a young age, Karim has always had a love and passion for football. This love would eventually turn into an obsession. With Karim’s hard work and talent, he would quickly begin to turn heads and garner major attention. At the age of eight, Karim would start his football career with his hometown club Bron Terraillon SC(“Terraillon”). Although brief, Karim’s short time at Terraillon was very impactful. As it was at Terraillon where he would be discovered by the biggest local club, Lyon. Once discovered, Karim would then sign and join Lyon and their youth academy. Quickly after joining, Karim would show his talent and skill as he quickly began to r
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NBA is Back!

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  In today's blog post, I will be writing about the return of NBA basketball. After a long eventful offseason full of twists and turns, the time has finally come to play some basketball. I will separate my post into two separate paragraphs. They will discuss NBA opening night and championship contenders. NBA Opening Night: The start of long-awaited NBA season began on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 . The first two games of the season were nationally televised games on TNT. These two games were back-to-back doubleheaders, starting with the Boston Celtics (“Celtics”) versus the Philadelphia 76ers (“76ers”). This matchup between two Eastern Conference contenders was not as close as anticipated as the Celtics would pick up their first win of the season winning 126-117 . The Celtics picked up right where they left off last season playing great team basketball with suffocating defense. This was led by Celtic stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Both who would individually score a whopping 35
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Mbappe Strikes Again!

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  In today’s blog post, I will be writing about the “French Wonderkid”, football star Kylian Mbappe(“Mbappe”). After today’s post, I hope the reader has a better understanding of the quick ever so changing life of Mbappe. I will first introduce Mbappe by giving some context and information on his early life and background. Then, I will discuss today's current news regarding the world-class footballer. Early Life: Mbappe was born and raised in the capital and populous city of Paris, France. Since a young age, Mbappe had always had a love and passion for football. This passion would be quickly discovered as Mbappe would quickly become one of the best and most talented young players in all of France. Such notable abilities of his include his elite speed, scoring/finishing, and his dribbling skills.  With such abilities, he would be quickly signed by the Italian professional football club Monaco FC. Monaco FC: While in Monaco, he would continue to work and improve his game. With such i
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French Giant vs Scoot Henderson

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  In today's blog post, I will be writing about Victor Wembanyama ("Victor") and Scoot Henderson ("Scoot"). After reading today's post, I hope the reader learns and has a better understanding of these two talented future NBA players. This blog post will be separated into three separate paragraphs. First, we will learn about Victor; then we will learn about Scoot. To conclude, we will discuss their NBA futures. Victor: Victor is a French-born and raised basketball player from Le Chesnay, France. As a son of two former athletes, his father being a long jumper and his mother being a basketball player, sports was always in his DNA. Since a young age, Victor has always had a love and passion for sports, specifically basketball. Victor was taught and introduced to basketball as a child by his mother. Victor’s mother not only introduced him to the game but also coached him. This coaching would eventually lead Victor to quickly dominate the local club level. This do
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