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Kevin Jerome Duckworth Tribute: A Great Superstar
Description:
Kevin Jerome Duckworth (April 1, 1964 -- August 25, 2008) was an American professional
basketball player at center in the National Basketball Association, most notably as a
member of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Duckworth was born in Harvey, Illinois and grew up
in Chicago, where he played basketball at Thornridge High School. He attended Eastern
Illinois University (EIU), where he set a university record of 867 rebounds, a record that
still held at the time of his death. He led EIU to the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament
Championship in 1985 and was the Conference Player of the Year in 1986.
Duckworth was the
ninth pick in the 2nd round of the 1986 NBA Draft, chosen by the San Antonio Spurs. Later
that season, he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for rookie Walter Berry.
His
rookie season was unspectacular, as Duckworth came off the bench to back up center Steve
Johnson (who in turn got the starting center position when Sam Bowie suffered a broken
leg). However, the next season Johnson went down with an injury (in addition; Bowie broke
his leg again at the beginning of the season), and Duckworth was pushed into the starting
role, from where he averaged 15.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Also, after having
previously never averaged over 70.0 percent from the free throw line, he shot 77% that
year, rebounded well, and played good defense - earning him the 1988 NBA Most Improved
Player Award.
The following season, Duckworth improved his averages to 18.1 points and
8.0 rebounds, and was named to the Western Conference All-Star team. After the 1988-89
campaign, Bowie was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Buck Williams and Johnson, who was
at the end of his career, was left unprotected in the 1989 expansion draft, allowing
Duckworth to become the starting center. The 1990 and 1991 seasons were also successful
for Duckworth and the Blazers. Although 1988-89 was statistically Duckworth's best season,
the team enjoyed greater success the in the following years - advancing to the NBA Finals
in 1990, and posting a 63-19 record in 1990-91. The presence of Williams as the starting
power forward, with rebounding as main assignment, allowed Duckworth to concentrate on
scoring and defense. In 1991 Duckworth was also selected as an NBA All-Star for a second
time.
Duckworth's production began to slip in the 1991-92 season, as his physical
conditioning deteriorated somewhat. He was constantly outplayed in the 1992 NBA Finals,
and was even less productive in the following season, in which the Blazers failed to
advance past the first round of the playoffs. At the end of 1992-93, Duckworth was traded
to the Washington Bullets for forward Harvey Grant.
Duckworth played four more seasons in
the NBA, two for the Bullets, one for the Milwaukee Bucks, missing most of the season due
to injuries, and one for the Los Angeles Clippers (1996-97). He retired from professional
basketball after that season.
In 1996, Duckworth and Kermit Washington opened Le'Slam
Sports Cafe in Vancouver, Washington. He settled in Tigard, Oregon, with his girlfriend
and her two children.
He was a Heritage Ambassador for the Portland Trail Blazers and was
active in the community. He spent several years at the end of his life working at and
helping out with Royal Marine Sales, a small locally owned company where he bought and
sold small yachts.
Duckworth died of a heart attack on Monday, August 25, 2008 in
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, near the coastal town of Lincoln City. He collapsed in his hotel
room, and emergency services were unable to revive him. His death was confirmed by the
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Duckworth was in town as part of a Trail Blazers group
hosting a free kids basketball clinic. An autopsy identified the cause of death as
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure. He was 44.
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Scott Williams Mix by Patrys15
Description:
Scott Williams Career Highlights.
Download:
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Charlie Villanueva's Charity Event
Description:
Join Milwaukee Bucks Charlie Villanueva and his friends at Club Body as they host a
charity event for the Charlie Villanueva Foundation and Tenis Para Ninos.
For more behind
the scenes action check us out at www.presspasstv.com
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Author : presspass
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Cyberdunk Promo Video Feat. Michael Redd
Description:
Cyberdunk promo (August. 2008) by thesparkman77. This video features the likes of Michael
Redd with some of his amazing highlights including no look passes, dunks, steals, and
other plays.
Check it out, cyberdunk.com. The premier and best basketball MMORPG out
there on the net.
Cyberdunk MMORPG Basketball Game
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Author : theSPARKman77
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Milwaukee Bucks presentation (2007)
Description:
The presentation of the Milwaukee Bucks starting line-up.
The season of 2007-2008.
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Author : deiviuxs
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Market Square Arena ~ Impolsion Part 1 (HQ)
Description:
To watch in HQ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKnIWzyDH1I&fmt=18
Market Square Arena was
an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a
cost of $23 million, seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey.
The first
event held at the arena was a Glen Campbell concert on September 15, 1974. Indianapolis
also hosted the 1987 Pan American Games.
Market Square Arena was best known as the home
of the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association and National Basketball
Association from 1974--1999. The first Pacers basketball game ever held in the arena was a
preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks; attendance was 16,929. The first
regular-season ABA game in the arena was held on October 18, 1974 against the San Antonio
Spurs; the Pacers lost in double overtime, 129-121 in front of 7,473 fans. The first
Pacers victory in Market Square Arena came on October 23 with a 122-107 win over the
Spirits of St. Louis. The 1974-1975 season ended for the Pacers with the ABA Finals played
in Market Square Arena and Freedom Hall against their archrivals, the Kentucky Colonels.
The Colonels defeated the Pacers in that championship series, winning the ABA title in
five games (4 wins to 1). The 1975-1976 Pacers won their final home ABA game in Market
Square Arena with a 109-95 victory against the Colonels. (Kentucky won the next game by
one point to win the series and advance, ending the Pacers' ABA tenure.) The Pacers
continued to play in Market Square Arena after they joined the NBA. The final Pacers game
to be played in Market Square Arena was a pre-season exhibition game against the Utah Jazz
on October 23, 1999. The gold-medal match of the 1987 Pan American Games in
Indianapolis.Brazil v.s U.S.A. ,The US team of college players at those games featured two
All-Americans in David Robinson (an almost certain Hall of Famer) and Danny Manning, two
Final Four MVPs in Pervis Ellison and Keith Smart, and several other future NBA players.
Brazil faced a 68-54 halftime deficit. Oscar almost single-handedly led Brazil to a
stunning comeback, finishing with 46 points, Brazil won the game 120-115.
Market Square
Arena was also the home of the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA from 1974-1979.
The arena
was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980
NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon
League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986--1988 and again in 1993. In
addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an
episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million
viewers. It also held the eleventh World Wrestling Federation In Your House pay-per-view
in 1996.
The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and
Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion.
The site of the former arena is a parking lot as of May, 2008. The parking lot holds a
memorial, designed and built by Alan Clough to Elvis.
Author : StuffOtherThanMusic
Views: 84
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Market Square Arena ~ Impolsion Part 2 (HQ)
Description:
To watch in HQ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWkVZNdLmYY&fmt=18
Market Square Arena was
an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a
cost of $23 million, seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey.
The first
event held at the arena was a Glen Campbell concert on September 15, 1974. Indianapolis
also hosted the 1987 Pan American Games.
Market Square Arena was best known as the home
of the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association and National Basketball
Association from 1974--1999. The first Pacers basketball game ever held in the arena was a
preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks; attendance was 16,929. The first
regular-season ABA game in the arena was held on October 18, 1974 against the San Antonio
Spurs; the Pacers lost in double overtime, 129-121 in front of 7,473 fans. The first
Pacers victory in Market Square Arena came on October 23 with a 122-107 win over the
Spirits of St. Louis. The 1974-1975 season ended for the Pacers with the ABA Finals played
in Market Square Arena and Freedom Hall against their archrivals, the Kentucky Colonels.
The Colonels defeated the Pacers in that championship series, winning the ABA title in
five games (4 wins to 1). The 1975-1976 Pacers won their final home ABA game in Market
Square Arena with a 109-95 victory against the Colonels. (Kentucky won the next game by
one point to win the series and advance, ending the Pacers' ABA tenure.) The Pacers
continued to play in Market Square Arena after they joined the NBA. The final Pacers game
to be played in Market Square Arena was a pre-season exhibition game against the Utah Jazz
on October 23, 1999. The gold-medal match of the 1987 Pan American Games in
Indianapolis.Brazil v.s U.S.A. ,The US team of college players at those games featured two
All-Americans in David Robinson (an almost certain Hall of Famer) and Danny Manning, two
Final Four MVPs in Pervis Ellison and Keith Smart, and several other future NBA players.
Brazil faced a 68-54 halftime deficit. Oscar almost single-handedly led Brazil to a
stunning comeback, finishing with 46 points, Brazil won the game 120-115.
Market Square
Arena was also the home of the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA from 1974-1979.
The arena
was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980
NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon
League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986--1988 and again in 1993. In
addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an
episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million
viewers. It also held the eleventh World Wrestling Federation In Your House pay-per-view
in 1996.
The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and
Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion.
The site of the former arena is a parking lot as of May, 2008. The parking lot holds a
memorial, designed and built by Alan Clough to Elvis.
Author : StuffOtherThanMusic
Views: 46
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Market Square Arena ~ Impolsion Part 3 (HQ)
Description:
To watch in HQ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7uFW6XcHhs&fmt=18
Market Square Arena was
an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a
cost of $23 million, seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey.
The first
event held at the arena was a Glen Campbell concert on September 15, 1974. Indianapolis
also hosted the 1987 Pan American Games.
Market Square Arena was best known as the home
of the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association and National Basketball
Association from 1974--1999. The first Pacers basketball game ever held in the arena was a
preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks; attendance was 16,929. The first
regular-season ABA game in the arena was held on October 18, 1974 against the San Antonio
Spurs; the Pacers lost in double overtime, 129-121 in front of 7,473 fans. The first
Pacers victory in Market Square Arena came on October 23 with a 122-107 win over the
Spirits of St. Louis. The 1974-1975 season ended for the Pacers with the ABA Finals played
in Market Square Arena and Freedom Hall against their archrivals, the Kentucky Colonels.
The Colonels defeated the Pacers in that championship series, winning the ABA title in
five games (4 wins to 1). The 1975-1976 Pacers won their final home ABA game in Market
Square Arena with a 109-95 victory against the Colonels. (Kentucky won the next game by
one point to win the series and advance, ending the Pacers' ABA tenure.) The Pacers
continued to play in Market Square Arena after they joined the NBA. The final Pacers game
to be played in Market Square Arena was a pre-season exhibition game against the Utah Jazz
on October 23, 1999. The gold-medal match of the 1987 Pan American Games in
Indianapolis.Brazil v.s U.S.A. ,The US team of college players at those games featured two
All-Americans in David Robinson (an almost certain Hall of Famer) and Danny Manning, two
Final Four MVPs in Pervis Ellison and Keith Smart, and several other future NBA players.
Brazil faced a 68-54 halftime deficit. Oscar almost single-handedly led Brazil to a
stunning comeback, finishing with 46 points, Brazil won the game 120-115.
Market Square
Arena was also the home of the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA from 1974-1979.
The arena
was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980
NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon
League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986--1988 and again in 1993. In
addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an
episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million
viewers. It also held the eleventh World Wrestling Federation In Your House pay-per-view
in 1996.
The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and
Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion.
The site of the former arena is a parking lot as of May, 2008. The parking lot holds a
memorial, designed and built by Alan Clough to Elvis.
Author : StuffOtherThanMusic
Views: 32
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Market Square Arena ~ Impolsion Part 4 (HQ)
Description:
To watch in HQ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_lc6sbfo0c&fmt=18
Market Square Arena was
an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a
cost of $23 million, seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey.
The first
event held at the arena was a Glen Campbell concert on September 15, 1974. Indianapolis
also hosted the 1987 Pan American Games.
Market Square Arena was best known as the home
of the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association and National Basketball
Association from 1974--1999. The first Pacers basketball game ever held in the arena was a
preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks; attendance was 16,929. The first
regular-season ABA game in the arena was held on October 18, 1974 against the San Antonio
Spurs; the Pacers lost in double overtime, 129-121 in front of 7,473 fans. The first
Pacers victory in Market Square Arena came on October 23 with a 122-107 win over the
Spirits of St. Louis. The 1974-1975 season ended for the Pacers with the ABA Finals played
in Market Square Arena and Freedom Hall against their archrivals, the Kentucky Colonels.
The Colonels defeated the Pacers in that championship series, winning the ABA title in
five games (4 wins to 1). The 1975-1976 Pacers won their final home ABA game in Market
Square Arena with a 109-95 victory against the Colonels. (Kentucky won the next game by
one point to win the series and advance, ending the Pacers' ABA tenure.) The Pacers
continued to play in Market Square Arena after they joined the NBA. The final Pacers game
to be played in Market Square Arena was a pre-season exhibition game against the Utah Jazz
on October 23, 1999. The gold-medal match of the 1987 Pan American Games in
Indianapolis.Brazil v.s U.S.A. ,The US team of college players at those games featured two
All-Americans in David Robinson (an almost certain Hall of Famer) and Danny Manning, two
Final Four MVPs in Pervis Ellison and Keith Smart, and several other future NBA players.
Brazil faced a 68-54 halftime deficit. Oscar almost single-handedly led Brazil to a
stunning comeback, finishing with 46 points, Brazil won the game 120-115.
Market Square
Arena was also the home of the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA from 1974-1979.
The arena
was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980
NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon
League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986--1988 and again in 1993. In
addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an
episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million
viewers. It also held the eleventh World Wrestling Federation In Your House pay-per-view
in 1996.
The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and
Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion.
The site of the former arena is a parking lot as of May, 2008. The parking lot holds a
memorial, designed and built by Alan Clough to Elvis.
Author : StuffOtherThanMusic
Views: 61
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Market Square Arena ~ Impolsion Part 5 (HQ)
Description:
To watch in HQ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXhL9-eU6bE&fmt=18
Market Square Arena was
an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a
cost of $23 million, seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey.
The first
event held at the arena was a Glen Campbell concert on September 15, 1974. Indianapolis
also hosted the 1987 Pan American Games.
Market Square Arena was best known as the home
of the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association and National Basketball
Association from 1974--1999. The first Pacers basketball game ever held in the arena was a
preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks; attendance was 16,929. The first
regular-season ABA game in the arena was held on October 18, 1974 against the San Antonio
Spurs; the Pacers lost in double overtime, 129-121 in front of 7,473 fans. The first
Pacers victory in Market Square Arena came on October 23 with a 122-107 win over the
Spirits of St. Louis. The 1974-1975 season ended for the Pacers with the ABA Finals played
in Market Square Arena and Freedom Hall against their archrivals, the Kentucky Colonels.
The Colonels defeated the Pacers in that championship series, winning the ABA title in
five games (4 wins to 1). The 1975-1976 Pacers won their final home ABA game in Market
Square Arena with a 109-95 victory against the Colonels. (Kentucky won the next game by
one point to win the series and advance, ending the Pacers' ABA tenure.) The Pacers
continued to play in Market Square Arena after they joined the NBA. The final Pacers game
to be played in Market Square Arena was a pre-season exhibition game against the Utah Jazz
on October 23, 1999. The gold-medal match of the 1987 Pan American Games in
Indianapolis.Brazil v.s U.S.A. ,The US team of college players at those games featured two
All-Americans in David Robinson (an almost certain Hall of Famer) and Danny Manning, two
Final Four MVPs in Pervis Ellison and Keith Smart, and several other future NBA players.
Brazil faced a 68-54 halftime deficit. Oscar almost single-handedly led Brazil to a
stunning comeback, finishing with 46 points, Brazil won the game 120-115.
Market Square
Arena was also the home of the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA from 1974-1979.
The arena
was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980
NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon
League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986--1988 and again in 1993. In
addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an
episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million
viewers. It also held the eleventh World Wrestling Federation In Your House pay-per-view
in 1996.
The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and
Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion.
The site of the former arena is a parking lot as of May, 2008. The parking lot holds a
memorial, designed and built by Alan Clough to Elvis.
Author : StuffOtherThanMusic
Views: 41
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