Basketball

Basketball
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Basketball
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Michael Jordan goes for a slam dunk at the old Boston Garden
Highest governing body FIBA
First played 1891, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Characteristics
Contact Contact
Team members 10-20 (5 on court)
Mixed gender Single
Categorization Indoor (mainly) or Outdoor (Streetball)
Equipment Basketball
Presence
Olympic Demonstrated in the 1904 and 1924 Summer Olympics
Part of the Summer Olympic program since 1936
Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.0 m) high mounted to a backboard at each end. Basketball is one of the world 's most popular and widely viewed sports.[1]
A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A field goal scores two points for the shooting team if a player is touching or closer to the basket than the three-point line, and three points (known commonly as a 3 pointer or three) if the player is behind the three-point line. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) may be issued when the game ends with a draw. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it while walking or running or throwing it to a team mate. It is a violation to move without dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling.
Violations are called "fouls". A personal foul is penalized, and a free throw is usually awarded to an offensive player if he is fouled while shooting the ball. A technical foul may also be issued when certain infractions occur, most commonly for unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of a player or coach. A technical foul gives

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Further reading Adolph H, Grundman (2004) Batchelor, Bob (2005). Basketball in America: from the playgrounds to Jordan 's game and beyond. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7890-1613-3. Brown, Donald H (2007). A Basketball Handbook. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4259-6190-9. Forrest C, Allen (1991). All you wanted to know about Basketball. Sterling publishing. ISBN 81-207-2576-X. Grundy, Pamela; Susan Shackelford (2005). Shattering the glass: the remarkable history of women 's basketball. New Press. ISBN 1-56584-822-5. Herzog, Brad (2003). Hoopmania: The Book of Basketball History and Trivia. Rosen Pub. Group. ISBN 0-8239-3697-X. Simmons, Bill (2009). The book of basketball: the NBA according to the sports guy. Ballantine/ESPN Books. ISBN 978-0-345-51176-8. Naismith, James (1941 "1996"). Basketball: its origin and development. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-8370-9.