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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 EuroLeague, officially the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier men's league in Europe. The league consists of 18 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards, making the league a semi-closed league. The league was first organized by FIBA in 1958, subsequently by ULEB in 2000 and then solely the Euroleague Basketball.

The competition was introduced in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup (renamed the FIBA EuroLeague in 1996), which operated under FIBA's umbrella until Euroleague Basketball was created for the 2000–01 season. The FIBA European Champions Cup and the EuroLeague are considered to be the same competition, with the change of name being simply a re-branding. (Full article...)

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Image 1Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013
Image 2Kobe 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 3A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016
Image 4LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics
Image 5A Mikasa basketball
Image 6Michael Jordan playing in 1992
Image 6Michael Jordan playing in 1992
Image 7Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013
Image 8Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012
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 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 12The 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 13A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy
Image 14Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005

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Iverson during the 2000–01 season

Allen Ezail Iverson (/ˈaɪvərsən/ EYE-vər-sən; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point guard positions. Iverson won NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1997 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star game MVP award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In October 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Iverson is regarded as one of the game's greatest scorers, ball handlers, guards, and one of the most influential athletes in American sports.

Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia, and was a dual-sport athlete. He earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and basketball, and won the Division 5 AAA Virginia state championship in both sports. After high school, Iverson played college basketball with the Georgetown Hoyas for two years, where he set the school record for career scoring average (23.0 points per game) and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year award both years. (Full article...)

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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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... that professional basketball player Daniel Dixon enrolled in military school after drawing interest from only one college during high school?

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

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The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady, and Dwight Howard have played for the club throughout its history. , the franchise has played in the NBA playoffs 17 times in 35 seasons, and twice went to the NBA Finals, in 1995 and 2009, losing to the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, respectively. (Full article...)

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FIBA World Ranking Teams Olympics Youth World Cup U21 U19 U17 Universiade
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