Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.
Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a variety of shots – the layup, the jump shot, or a dunk; on defense, they may steal the ball from a dribbler, intercept passes, or block shots; either offense or defense may collect a rebound, that is, a missed shot that bounces from rim or backboard. It is a violation to lift or drag one's pivot foot without dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling. (Full article...)
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A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy -
A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016 -
Michael Jordan playing in 1992
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Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard, stands ready to shoot a free throw during a pre-season game against the Golden State Warriors in October 2005 -
Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand -
Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013 -
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Navy Midshipmen George O’Garro rounds Army Cadet Steve Stoll in an attempt to score during the Army Navy basketball game in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, January 31, 2004 -
Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005 -
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The Laker Girls, an all-female National Basketball Association Cheerleading squad that supports the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in home matches, performing in 2007 -
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Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013
Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on Bally Sports Florida. In 2002, Leslie made history as the first player to dunk during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game. Leslie was ranked 5th on ESPN.com's 2021 list of the WNBA's greatest players of all time.
Leslie played in the WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to 2009. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. The number-seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft, she followed her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before retiring in 2009. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. All throughout her WNBA career, Leslie also played for USA Basketball in international competition, winning four Olympic gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) and two FIBA World Championships (1998, 2002). (Full article...)- ... that the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship took place at the Edel-optics.de Arena in Hamburg?
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A diagram of the relative positions of basketball officials in "three-person" mechanics. The lead official (L) is normally along the baseline of the court. The trail official (T) takes up a position approximately level with the top of the three-point line. The center official (C) stands across the court near the free-throw line. (from Official (basketball)) -
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University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball) -
James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (from History of basketball) -
Freshman Women's Basketball Team - 1914 (from Women's basketball) -
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Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball) -
Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team. (from Women's basketball) -
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The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court) -
An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of basketball) -
Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball) -
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NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball)) -
Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball) -
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Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball) -
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Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court)
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The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at the Spectrum Center.
The original Charlotte Hornets franchise was established in 1988 as an expansion team owned by George Shinn. In 2002, Shinn moved the franchise to New Orleans. The team continued to play as the Hornets until 2013, when its name was changed to the New Orleans Pelicans. (Full article...)
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