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2. Category:Basketball equipment - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Basketball equipment" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Backboard (basketball)

3. Rules of basketball - Wikipedia

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   Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith. On 15 January 1892, James Naismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball" that he invented: [1] The original game played under these rules was quite different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, three-pointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal.

4. Basket (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   The basket or hoop is a piece of basketball equipment, consisting of the rim and net. It hangs from the backboard. The first basket was a peach basket installed by James Naismith. [1] The bottom was eventually cut out of the basket, and the basket was eventually replaced with the metal rim and net. [2] [3] [4] Today there are breakaway rims.

5. Basketball (ball) - Wikipedia

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   Aside from the court and the baskets, the basketball is the only piece of equipment necessary to play the game of basketball. During the game, the ball must be bounced continuously , thrown through the air to other players or thrown towards the basket . Therefore, the ball must be very durable and easy to hold on to.

6. Outline of basketball - Wikipedia

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   Maxi Basketball – played by more elderly individuals. Rezball, short for reservation ball, is the avid Native American following of basketball, especially a style of play particular to Native American teams in parts of the Western United States. Prison basketball, practiced in prisons and penitentiary institutions. Active religious basketball ...

7. Backboard (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   It is usually rectangular as used in NBA, NCAA and international basketball. In recreational environments, a backboard may be oval or a fan-shape, particularly in non-professional games. The top of the hoop is 10 feet (3.05 m) above the ground. Regulation backboards are 6 feet (1.83 m) wide by 3.5 feet (1.07 m) tall.