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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 Hall of Fame in 2010

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and preserving the history of basketball. Dedicated to Canadian-American physician James Naismith, who invented the sport in Springfield, the Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1959, before opening its first facility on February 17, 1968.

, the Hall has formally inducted 436 players, coaches, referees, and other basketball professionals. The Boston Celtics have the most inductees, with 40. (Full article...)

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Image 1Kobe 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 2A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016
Image 3The 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 4Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013
Image 5Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013
Image 6Michael Jordan playing in 1992

Image 6Michael Jordan playing in 1992
Image 7Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005
Image 8A Mikasa basketball
Image 9A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy
Image 10Brice Johnson cuts down the nets after winning the 2016 ACC tournament with North Carolina
Image 11Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Image 12Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012
Image 13Navy 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 14LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics

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Maravich with the New Orleans Jazz in 1977

Peter Press Maravich (/ˈmɛərəˌvɪtʃ/ MAIR-ə-vitch; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He starred in college at Louisiana State University's Tigers basketball team; his father, Press Maravich, was the team's head coach. Maravich is the all-time leading NCAA Division I men's scorer with 3,667 points scored and an average of 44.2 points per game. All of his accomplishments were achieved before the adoption of the three-point line and shot clock, and despite being unable to play varsity as a freshman under then-NCAA rules.

Maravich was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1970 NBA draft, playing four seasons for the team. He was traded to the New Orleans Jazz, then an expansion team, with whom he spent the majority of the rest of his career. His final season was split between the Jazz and the Boston Celtics. Injuries ultimately forced Maravich's retirement in 1980 following a 10-year professional basketball career. He was named an All-Star five times and was named to four All-NBA Teams during his professional career. (Full article...)

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... that professional basketball player Daniel Dixon enrolled in military school after drawing interest from only one college during high school?
... that in 2006, social-justice advocate Ronnie L. Podolefsky represented six female athletes who accused their high-school basketball coach of sexual misconduct?
... that the UConn student body voted 169–7 to fire the basketball coach after he benched Harrison Fitch because a rival team refused to play against an African American?

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Image 1An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of basketball)
Image 2NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball))
Image 3Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball)
Image 4Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Rules of basketball)
Image 5A map of all NCAA Division II basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 6A 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 7The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court)
Image 8A map of all NCAA Division I basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 9Kawhi Leonard at the free throw line during Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals. (from Basketball court)
Image 10Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 11A map of all NAIA Division I basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 12The first basketball court: Springfield College (from History of basketball)
Image 13Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court)
Image 14A Spalding basketball from 1922 (from History of basketball)
Image 15Basketball match in Alginet, Land of Valencia, 1956. (from Women's basketball)
Image 16James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (from History of basketball)
Image 17Initial 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 18Freshman Women's Basketball Team - 1914 (from Women's basketball)
Image 19Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball)
Image 20Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team. (from Women's basketball)
Image 21University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball)
Image 22Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball)
Image 23Israeli basketball player Yam Madar making a blind pass. (from Basketball moves)

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The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Scotiabank Arena, which it shares with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded in 1995 as part of the NBA's expansion into Canada, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. Since the 2001–02 season, the Raptors have been the only Canadian-based team in the league, as the Grizzlies relocated from Vancouver to Memphis, Tennessee.

As with most expansion teams, the Raptors struggled in their early years, but after the acquisition of Vince Carter through a draft-day trade in 1998, the franchise set league-attendance records and made the NBA playoffs in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Carter was instrumental in leading the team to their first playoff series win in 2001, where they advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals. During the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, they failed to make significant progress, and Carter was traded in 2004 to the New Jersey Nets. (Full article...)

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