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Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired as a player in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently holds. He is the only person in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
Larry Bird was born in West Baden, Indiana, the son of Georgia (née Kerns) and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird. He grew up in both West Baden and the adjacent town French Lick, which earned him the nickname "the Hick from French Lick" in his professional basketball career. Bird recalled how his mother would make do on the family's meager earnings: "If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first." According to Bird, his being poor as a child "motivates me to this day". He sometimes was sent to live with his grandmother due to the family's struggles. The Bird family's struggle with poverty was compounded by the alcoholism and personal difficulties of Joe Bird, who likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in the Korean War. Joe Bird committed suicide on February 3, 1975, when Larry was 18 years old.
LeBron Raymone James (/ləˈbrɒn/; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a sophomore at St. Vincent – St. Mary High School. He was selected with the number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Listed as a small forward, James has set numerous youngest player records since joining the league. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2003–04, was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2009, 2010, and 2012 and has been both an All-NBA selection and an All-Star every season since 2005. In 2010, a much-publicized free agency process ended with James signing with the Miami Heat.
James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to consecutive playoff appearances from 2006 through 2010. In 2007, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the San Antonio Spurs. In 2011, James and the Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals but lost to the Dallas Mavericks. James has been a member of the USA national team, winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and gold at the 2008 Olympics.
Actors: Ryan Steven Green (editor), Ryan Steven Green (director), Ryan Steven Green (writer), Kenneth Choi (actor), Andrew James Jones (actor), Nathaniel Eyde (producer), Nathaniel Eyde (actor), Nathaniel Eyde (writer), Rebecca Rainboldt (actress), Sherry Edwards (actress), January Welsh (actress), Marissa Welsh (actress), Kent Christensen (actor), Matt Eyde (actor), Leslie Andrew Ridings (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Andy Richter (actor), John C. Reilly (actor), Ed Lauter (actor), Sacha Baron Cohen (actor), David Koechner (actor), Adam McKay (actor), Will Ferrell (actor), Greg Germann (actor), Gary Cole (actor), Mos Def (actor), Elvis Costello (actor), Michael Clarke Duncan (actor), Pat Hingle (actor), Ian Roberts (actor), Rob Riggle (actor),
Plot: NASCAR stock car racing sensation Ricky Bobby is a national hero because of his "win at all costs" approach. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., are a fearless duo -- "Shake" and "Bake" by their fans for their ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard challenges "Shake" and "Bake" for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight Girard for the right to be known as racing's top driver.
Keywords: advertising, alabama, automobile-racing, bar, betrayal, blindfold, car-accident, car-crash, car-movie, car-racingActors: Bill Farmer (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), Bill Farmer (actor), Dee Bradley Baker (actor), Charles Barkley (actor), Dee Bradley Baker (actor), Danny DeVito (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Dee Bradley Baker (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Bill Farmer (actor),
Plot: Swackhammer, owner of the amusement park planet Moron Mountain is desperate get new attractions and he decides that the Looney Tune characters would be perfect. He sends his diminutive underlings to get them to him, whether Bugs Bunny & Co. want to go or not. Well armed for their size, Bugs Bunny is forced to trick them into agreeing to a competition to determine their freedom. Taking advantage of their puny and stubby legged foes, the gang selects basketball for the surest chance of winning. However, the Nerdlucks turn the tables and steal the talents of leading professional basketball stars to become massive basketball bruisers known as the Monstars. In desperation, Bugs Bunny calls on the aid of Micheal Jordan, the Babe Ruth of Basketball, to help them have a chance at winning their freedom.
Keywords: 1-year-later, 1970s, 1990s, 20-years-later, alien, amusement-park, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, athlete-cameo, ballActors: Mike Shields (composer), Dean Soltys (editor), Jon Raitt (actor), Grant Harvey (writer), Grant Harvey (director), Grant Harvey (producer), Brent Kawchuk (producer), Brent Kawchuk (actor), Brent Kawchuk (writer), James Tyce (actor), Myrna Vallance (actress), Jordan Kawchuk (producer), Jordan Kawchuk (actor), Jordan Kawchuk (writer), Lindsay Burns (actress),
Plot: Four young Canadian men are out on a road trip when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. They each go their own way in search of a needed alternator, but along the way, each one experiences an unexpectedly memorable adventure...
Keywords: independent-film