Roy Tarpley and the NBA

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The paper describes Roy Tarpley's professional basketball career with the Dallas Mavericks. The paper then identifies Tarpley's drug and alcohol problems that led to him to being permanently banned from the association. The paper discusses the labelling theory and primary and secondary deviance as theories that explain Tarpley's behavior. Finally, the paper looks at the argument that professional athletes can become icons and so they must behave accordingly.

From the Paper:

"Roy Tarpley was born on the 28th of November 1964 in New York NY. At seven feet tall, Tarpley was the seventh pick in the 1986 NBA draft out of Michigan [1]. He started his professional basketball career with the Dallas Mavericks, playing as a center-forward [1]. In the five seasons that he played for the Mavericks, Tarpley averaged 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds [3-4]. With a combination of great running, jumping, shooting, and rebounding skills [2], Tarpley was easily one of the best Maverick players ever. In 1988, just two years after starting his professional career, Tarpley was awarded the all-time NBA sixth man award [5]."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Former Mav applies for reinstatement to NBA. The Associated Press, 2005.
• Jeff Weinstock. 1992. Maverick Meltdown: in Dallas' real-life soap opera, the Mavericks try to pick up the pieces. Sport v83 (12): p48.
• Reinstates Tarpley. 1994. The New York Times Company. Section 1, Page 36, Column 2. Sports Desk N.B.A.
• Taylor, Phil. 1995. Agony of d-feat. Sports Illustrated, Vol. 83 (26).
• NBA Sixth Man Award. NBA Media Ventures. 2007.

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