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1、Module 1 Basketball-Section 1 Background readings素材Part Two Teaching Resources Section 1 Background readings for Module 1 Basketball1. The NBA has proudly showcased many of the greatest athletes in sports history. From George Mikan to Magic Johnson, these are the players who have left a lasting impa
2、ct on the game of basketball. Weve gone back through the NBA annals and profiled some of the best to ever play the game.1) Michael JordanBy acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time - although a summary of his basketball career and influence on the game inevitably fai
3、ls to do justice to the man. A phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of fundamental soundness, grace, speed, power, artistry, improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire, Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar.Full Name: Michael Jeffrey JordanBorn: 2/17/63 in Br
4、ooklyn, NYDrafted by: Chicago Bulls, 1984Transactions: Retired, 10/6/93; Activated from retirement, 3/18/95; Retired, 1/13/99; Signed with Washington Wizards, 9/25/01.High School: Laney (Wilmington, NC)College: North CarolinaNickname: Air Jordan Height: 6-6; Weight: 216 lbs.Honors: Six-time NBA cham
5、pion (1991-93, 1996-98); NBA MVP (1988, 91, 92, 96, 98); 10-time All-NBA First Team (1987-93, 1996-98); All-NBA Second Team (1985); Defensive Player of the Year (1988); Nine-time All-Defensive First Team (1988-93, 1996-98); Rookie of the Year (1985); 14-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1988, 96, 98); On
6、e of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Two-time Olympic gold medalist (1984, 92). 2) Earvin “Magic” JohnsonFew athletes are truly unique, changing the way their sport is played with their singular skills. Earvin “Magic” Johnson was one of them. Just how great a basketball player was Johnson
7、? So great, perhaps, that future generations of hoop (篮) fans may wish they had entered the world years earlier-just so they could have seen Magic play in person instead of watching him only on highlight reels. He was what Bob Cousy was to the 1950s, what Oscar Robertson was to the 1960s, what Juliu
8、s Erving was to the 1970s. Still, Earvin Johnson was even more than a revolutionary player who, at 6-9, was the tallest point guard in league history.Full Name: Earvin Johnson Jr.Born: 8/14/59 in Lansing, Mich.Height: 6-9; Weight: 255 lbs.High School: Everett (Lansing, Mich.)College: Michigan StateD
9、rafted: L.A. Lakers, 1979 (first overall)Transactions: Retired, 11/7/91; Activated, 1/29/96; Retired, 5/14/96Nickname: MagicHonors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2002); NBA champion (1980, 82, 85, 87, 88); NBA Finals MVP (1980, 82, 87); NBA MVP (1987, 89, 90); Nine-time All-N
10、BA First Team (1983-91); All-NBA Second Team (1982); 12-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1990, 92); J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1992); Olympic gold medalist (1992); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).3) George MikanIts hard to believe today, but until the 1940s basketball was cons
11、idered a sport better suited to shorter men than to taller, less nimble (敏捷的) players. George Mikan, a 6-10 giant of a man who possessed superior coordination and a fierce competitive spirit, was one of the prototypes (原型)for the dominating tall players of later decades. Towering over most of his co
12、mpetitors, he was one of the most effective scorers of his day, averaging 22.6 points over a professional career that lasted nine years - one with the Chicago American Gears and eight with the Minneapolis Lakers. Full Name: George Lawrence Mikan Jr.Born: 6/18/24 in Joliet, Ill.Died: 6/1/05 in Scotts
13、dale, Ariz.High School: Joliet (Ill.) Catholic; Quigley Prep (Chicago)College: DePaulTransactions: Signed with National Basketball Leagues Chicago Gears, 3/16/46; Gears entered Professional Basketball League of America, 1947; PBLA disbanded, 11/13/47; Mikans rights awarded to NBLs Minneapolis Lakers
14、, 11/17/47; Minneapolis transferred to Basketball Association of America, 1948; Minneapolis became part of NBA upon merger of BAA and NBL, 1949. Height: 6-10Weight: 245 lbs.Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1959); NBA champion (1950, 52, 53, 54); Five-time All-NBA First T
15、eam (1950-54); Four-time NBA All-Star (1951-54); All-Star MVP (1953); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).NBL Honors: NBL champion (1947, 48); NBL MVP (1948); All-NBL First Team (1947, 48).BAA Honors: BAA champion (1949); All-BAA First Team (1949).4) James WorthyNever was a nickname bet
16、ter suited to a player than James Worthys moniker, Big Game James. By the time he retired, Worthy owned a Most Outstanding Player Award from the 1982 NCAA Final Four and an MVP Award from the 1988 NBA Finals, he was a member of three NBA championship teams with the Los Angeles Lakers (in 1985, 1987, and 1988), and his career postseason averages of 21.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per
