Ben Wallace Research Paper

“B-B-B-B-B BEN WALLACE!” screams the commentator as Ben Wallace comes running down in between two lines of his Detroit Pistons teammates, body checking every single one of them making them fall backwards because of his pure strength. When people think of a villain, they think of cool costumes, dark suits and masks. Many people think villains go around public places terrorizing innocent people, commit crimes and in most cases murder people. Villains are usually found in comics, storybooks and movies and are known for bringing terror to anyone they cross. Many people do not realize that some villains can be hidden in plain sight, everyone is so focused on the fictional villains that they do not notice what monsters the real life villains are.

Ben Wallace is an NBA team’s worst nightmare, all of the NBA teams would go into games knowing Ben Wallace would dominate them on the defensive end. Even some of the best centers in the NBA had trouble scoring on Ben Wallace because he was so much stronger than them. Ben Wallace is one of the strongest NBA players of all time. As a 6-foot-9, 190-pound center, Ben Wallace could bench press 460 pounds. Ben Wallace was so strong that he wore headbands around his arms because wristbands would not fit. Ben Wallace showcased this strength and cruelty not only on the court, but in fights too. Ben Wallace was one of the many players that got involved in the “Malice at the Palace”, a fight that involved fans and players which took place at “The Palace” in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Before this fight took place the game was going on normally, but with 46 seconds left in the game Ben Wallace attempted a layup. During his layup attempt, he was fouled from behind by the Indiana Pacers, Ron Artest. After this, Ben Wallace was furious, he shoved Ron Artest, who instigated the fight that got nine players suspended. After the fight, Ben Wallace received a suspension of 6 games. Ben Wallace has so much passion for the game that he does not care about the other players safety, which makes him much more cruel and scary to play

Ben Wallace was born September 10, 1974, he was the 10th of 11 siblings. As a kid Ben Wallace played football, basketball and baseball where he received all-state honors in all three sports at Central High School, Alabama. Throughout high school and post-secondary school, Ben Wallace was always forced to play shooting guard in practice, but his passion was to play the center position. None of the coaches believed in Ben Wallace due to him being “undersized” as a center. On his journey to the NBA, Ben Wallace’s mission was to prove these coaches wrong by showing them that he was not undersized for a center. The day finally came for Ben Wallace to get drafted into the NBA, he waited throughout the whole NBA draft but was not drafted. Ben Wallace had gone undrafted, which made him want to prove his high school and post-secondary school coaches wrong even more. After going undrafted, Ben Wallace went to Italy to try out for Italian team Viola Reggio Calabria in 1996, but there was a problem. Ben Wallace only played one game in the entire season. In 1996 the Washington Bullets gave Ben Wallace a chance and signed him until 1999, but Ben Wallace did not do great. After his time with the Washington Bullets, Ben Wallace joined the Orlando Magic from 1999-2000 where he rose up starting in 81 out of 82 games winning only 41 and not making the playoffs. After the Orlando Magic, Ben Wallace joined the Detroit