What does poor anger management by NBA players mean in larger society

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What does poor anger management by NBA players
mean in larger society?

• By Robert Kremers

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Why I chose my topic

• In the beginning
• What I wanted to do
• My thoughts

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Definitions of Anger

• A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility.
• An emotional state that varies in intensity from
  mild irritation to intense fury and rage."
• Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with
  a good one.-Benjamin Franklin

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History of Anger
Anger is a subject that has not been extensively
studied.
Love as opposed to anger
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Causes of Anger
Internal Events
External Events

• Definition An event that is caused by the
  individual and causes them to become angry.
• Examples Thinking about something that makes you
  angry.

• Definition An event that is caused by the
  environment and causes them to become angry.
• Examples Being angry about something someone
  did, or being angry because you are stuck in
  traffic.

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Changes to the body when someone is angry

• Physiological and biological

Larger doses of adrenaline and cortisol
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Treatment of Anger

• An anger management class
• Relaxation techniques
• Self-awareness and stress reduction
• Therapeutically

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Recurrent Coronary Prevention Project

• Study conducted by Dr. Meyer Friedman
• What the study was about
• What it found

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Anger and the Blazers
Bonzi Wells
Rasheed Wallace
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Wallace set a new NBA record with 41 technical
fouls and 7 ejections this 2001 season. He
broke his own record from last year and before
that, the record was held by the notorious Dennis
Rodman
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Rasheed Wallace went overboard
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What the Blazers did
Hired a new president and general
manager
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Steve Patterson President (Left) and John
NashGeneral Manager (Right)
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The first two pledges

• 1. To evaluate character along with basketball
  talent when selecting players.
• 2. To establish a player code of conduct and to
  hold our players accountable for their actions
  both on and off the court.

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Anger around the NBA
Ron Artest
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Shaquille ONeal
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ONeal attacking Chicago Bulls player Brad
Miller, while referees and other players attempt
to hold him back.
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The Fight
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Reasons to avoid anger on and off the court as an
NBA player
Being a proper role model
Potential team/league punishments
Money
Lowering their stock (trade value or free
agent value.)
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Anger a good thing?

• How is anger a good thing for an NBA player?
• Anger is in fact normal and healthy
• How does adrenaline relate to anger?

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Conclusion

• NBA players should be held accountable for their
  anger problems
• Possibly held to a higher degree
• Do NBA players care?
• Social aspects