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Photo by Edgar Chapparo Of all the greats who have made their marks on the game of basketball, here's my take on the Top 5 MOST INFLUENTIAL of them all. 5. LEBRON JAMES) The "King" Lebron James starts off our list as the 5th most influential player of all time. The past decade has been, without a doubt, the Lebron James era in the basketball world. James has been the most dominant player for quite some time now. However, his overall influence isn't as much about his actual game as it is about the business decisions he's made on and off of the court. After all, how many aspiring young hoopers are blessed to be 6'8 athletic freaks built like a tank with Lamborghini speed? Not many, if any, can even attempt to emulate Lebron's style to the game. When Lebron James decided to take his talents to South Beach, he sparked the beginning of a prevalent trend in the league today that has caused mixed emotions for players and fans alike. Good players...

"Now that Kawhi has become the first player in NBA History with a Finals MVP in each Conference, ya'll in the basketball world need to start putting some respect on this man's name..." In just one year's time, the Toronto Raptors went from playoff choke-artists to winning their first ever NBA Title. Of course the Warriors' injury issues in this Finals series were a big help, but that doesn't take away from how well the Raptors executed as a team throughout the playoffs and have now finally gotten the job done. After all, let's not forget that they went undefeated in season play against Golden State. This team was certainly more than capable of still coming out on top even if the Warriors had a full healthy roster in this series. So what changed? How did Toronto go from being consistently inconsistent when it counted most to cool, calm, collected, and assertive even when their backs were against the wall? Of course there are many factors that p...

Photo by Bogdan Yukhymchuk On Saturday June 1st, 2019, boxing's Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua took on challenger Andy Ruiz, Jr. in Joshua's United States debut fight at Madison Square Garden. Ruiz was the huge underdog going into this fight with Joshua being the heavy favorite. In fact, most reporters and boxing journalists were already looking past this fight to the anticipated Joshua-Wilder showdown that everyone's been wanting to see for years now. This fight was supposed to be just another win for Joshua---well, by now, we all know how that turned out. First off, congratulations to Andy Ruiz on pulling off the huge upset, and becoming the first ever Mexican Heavyweight champ in boxing! Secondly, I really can't say I'm too surprised at how this fight turned out and here's why... Boxing's heavyweight division in my opinion is long passed its golden age. I've always held that AJ was beating all of his opponents simply because he was o...