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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in the world. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. It is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. The NBA is one of the 4 major North American professional sports leagues. NBA players are the world's best paid sportsmen, by average annual salary per player.
The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL). The league's several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York City. NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He decided to declare his eligibility for the NBA Draft upon graduation, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest.
Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. A heated feud between the duo and a loss in the 2004 NBA Finals was followed by O'Neal's trade from the Lakers after the 2003–04 season. Following O'Neal's departure Bryant became the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, setting numerous scoring records in the process. In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second most points scored in a single game in NBA history, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. He was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2008. After losing in the 2008 NBA Finals, Bryant led the Lakers to two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, earning the NBA Finals MVP Award on both occasions.
Actors: Erin Connarn (miscellaneous crew), Omar Epps (producer), Ty Hodges (actor), Ty Hodges (producer), Ty Hodges (writer), Ty Hodges (director), CC Chainey (miscellaneous crew), Matt Dallas (actor), Marc Fajardo (actor), Melonie Diaz (actress), Cindy Thoennessen (editor), Seth Caplan (producer), Michael Franklin (actor), Daheli Hall (actress), Anita Briem (actress),
Plot: TAGLINE: "You, Me & The Circus" It always comes back to You and Me.... and the way WE feel. "You, Me & The Circus" is a fantasy, drama, musical in the vein of some the great writer/directors of screen and stage, Frederico Fellini (8 1/2), and Bob Fosse (All That Jazz, Chicago, & Cabaret). "You, Me & The Circus" is an intimate story about four people falling in and out of love told over an afternoon of intense conversation, soul searching, and new discoveries revealed on a journey leading to an undeniable truth.
Keywords: ampersand-in-title, comma-in-title, punctuation-in-titleActors: Chris Anderson (composer), G. Larry Butler (actor), G. Larry Butler (actor), Glenn Hoeffner (actor), Elwood Carlisle (actor), John Gilbert (actor), Joe Guinan (actor), Gillian Shure (actress), Kira Soltanovich (actress), Kira Soltanovich (actress), Anne Apra (actress), Patrick Bradley (actor), Shawn Paper (editor), Jim Dowd (actor), Zale Morris (actor),
Plot: A struggling actor is dumped by his girlfriend on his 40th birthday and decides to kill himself. He turns on the gas and calls everyone in his life he has ever wanted to tell off. But he's failed to pay his gas bill. Soon he's pursued by a number of people who would be happy to see him dead.
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