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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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- Image 2A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy
- Image 3A Mikasa basketball
- Image 5Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012
- Image 7Kobe 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
- Image 8The Laker Girls, an all-female National Basketball Association Cheerleading squad that supports the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in home matches, performing in 2007
- Image 9Navy 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
- Image 10Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005
- Image 11A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016
- Image 13Michael Jordan playing in 1992
- Image 14Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robertson played point guard and was a 12-time All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in 14 seasons. In 1962, he became the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season (the only player in history besides Russell Westbrook). In the 1970–71 NBA season, he was a key player on the team that brought the Bucks their first NBA title. His playing career, especially during high school and college, was plagued by racism.
Robertson is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, having been inducted in 1980 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team and president of the National Basketball Players Association. Also in 1980, Robertson was named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team. He was again voted as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. The United States Basketball Writers Association renamed their College Player of the Year Award the Oscar Robertson Trophy in his honor in 1998, and he was one of five people chosen to represent the inaugural National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame class in 2006. He was ranked as the 36th best American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN. In October 2021, Robertson was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. (Full article...)Did you know - show different entries
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- ... that President Barack Obama celebrated his 50th birthday by playing basketball with Shane Battier, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Maya Moore, Alonzo Mourning, Joakim Noah, Chris Paul, and Derrick Rose?
- ... that basketball player Trey Kell signed with the Bosnian team Igokea over nine other European offers?
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- ... that the 1951 film The Basketball Fix is based on a real-life scandal involving college basketball betting?
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- Image 1A map of all NCAA Division II basketball teams (from College basketball)
- Image 2The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court)
- Image 3Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court)
- Image 5Freshman Women's Basketball Team - 1914 (from Women's basketball)
- Image 6Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball)
- Image 7University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball)
- Image 8Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball)
- Image 9Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Rules of basketball)
- Image 10A map of all NCAA Division I basketball teams (from College basketball)
- Image 11Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball)
- Image 12An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of basketball)
- Image 13NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball))
- Image 17James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (from History of basketball)
- Image 18A 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))
- Image 19Kawhi Leonard at the free throw line during Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals. (from Basketball court)
- Image 20Initial 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)
- Image 21A map of all NAIA Division I basketball teams. (from College basketball)
- Image 23Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball)
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The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The Grizzlies play their home games at FedExForum. The Grizzlies are currently the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues based in the city of Memphis, and the only professional basketball team in the state of Tennessee.
The team was originally established as the Vancouver Grizzlies in the city of Vancouver, Canada, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1995–96 season. After the 2000–01 season concluded, the Grizzlies left Vancouver and moved to Memphis. (Full article...)Selected list articles
- 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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