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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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The Puerto Rico national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international basketball competitions, it is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico), The team represents both FIBA and FIBA Americas.
Since joining FIBA in 1957, the Puerto Rican national team has been mostly composed by Puerto Rican-born players and players of Puerto Rican descent born in the continental United States such as Raymond Gause, Rick Apodaca, Georgie Torres, Héctor Blondet, Renaldo Balkman, Ramón Clemente, Maurice Harkless, Tyler Davis and many others. (Full article...)
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A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016 -
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 -
Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013 -
LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics -
A Mikasa basketball -
Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand -
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 -
Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005 -
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Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013 -
Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012 -
A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy -
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
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Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA title. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. (Full article...)
Did you know -
- ... that Canadian basketball player Grandy Glaze made his professional debut in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, which he led in rebounding?
- ... that American-Israeli basketball player Bryan Cohen is the only athlete in the history of the Patriot League to win its Defensive Player of Year award three times?
- ... that in 2006, social-justice advocate Ronnie L. Podolefsky represented six female athletes who accused their high-school basketball coach of sexual misconduct?
- ... that former Basketball Bundesliga player Dennis Tinnon worked at a slaughterhouse before he was recruited to play college basketball?
- ... that Reggie Upshaw was considered one of Tennessee's best high school athletes in American football, basketball, and the high jump?
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A Spalding basketball from 1922 (from History of basketball) -
The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court) -
Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team. (from Women's basketball) -
Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court) -
Israeli basketball player Yam Madar making a blind pass. (from Basketball moves) -
An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of 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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NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball)) -
The first basketball court: Springfield College (from History of basketball) -
Officials and players from both teams look on as a fouled player attempts a free throw. (from Official (basketball)) -
A map of all NCAA Division I basketball teams (from College basketball) -
Basketball Referee watches players closely during the WNBA finals (from Official (basketball)) -
Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball) -
University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball) -
Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball) -
Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball) -
Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Rules of basketball)
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Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball) -
A map of all NAIA Division I basketball teams. (from College basketball) -
Initial jump at the match for the 3rd place in the FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship Buenos Aires 2022 between Argentina and Brazil. (from Women's basketball) -
A map of all NCAA Division II basketball teams (from College basketball) -
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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The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team began play as an expansion team in 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Home games were first held at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974, followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994. Since 1994, the Cavs have played home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland, which is shared with the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. Dan Gilbert has owned the team since March 2005.
The Cavaliers opened their inaugural season by losing their first 15 games and struggled in their early years, placing no better than sixth in the Eastern Conference during their first five seasons. The team won their first Central Division title in 1976, which also marked the first winning season and playoff appearance in franchise history, where they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. The franchise was purchased by Ted Stepien in 1980. Stepien's tenure as owner was marked by six coaching changes, questionable trades and draft decisions, and poor attendance, leading to $15 million in financial losses. The Cavs went 66–180 over the course of those three seasons and endured a 24-game losing streak spanning the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons. (Full article...)
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- All-NBA Team
- List of Olympic medalists in basketball
- List of men's national basketball teams
- List of women's national basketball teams
- List of basketball leagues
- List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
- NBA Most Improved Player Award
- NBA Coach of the Year Award
- NBA Executive of the Year Award
- NBA Lifetime Achievement Award
- List of NBA All-Stars
- List of National Basketball Association awards
- Glossary of basketball terms
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