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2. Backboard (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   Regulation backboards are 6 feet (1.83 m) wide by 3.5 feet (1.07 m) tall. All basketball rims (hoops) are 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter. The inner rectangle on the backboard is 24 inches (61 cm) wide by 18 inches (46 cm) tall, and helps a shooter determine the proper aim and banking for either a layup or distance shot. [1] [2]

3. Breakaway rim - Wikipedia

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   Dwight Howard bends down the rim as he dunks the ball.. A breakaway rim is a basketball rim that contains a hinge and a spring at the point where it attaches to the backboard so that it can bend downward when a player dunks a basketball, and then quickly snaps back into a horizontal position when the player releases it.

4. Backboard shattering - Wikipedia

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   A backboard shattering (also known as backboard breaking or backboard smash) is an accident or stunt in basketball. It occurs when a player performs a slam dunk with sufficient force to shatter the tempered glass of the backboard , often causing the hoop to break off as well.

5. Basket (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   Typical professional hoop (left) with backboard (right) 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 ...

6. Facing Bellarmine’s offense is ‘like going to the dentist ...

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   The most noteworthy characteristics about Bellarmine basketball were all on display Tuesday night: An active offense predicated on cutting and passing that swallows the shot clock, the willingness ...

7. Confusion reigns and stocks sink as Trump announces more tariffs

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   Bulls forget how to play basketball for entire half in chasmic loss to Pistons. Sports. Associated Press. Almonor and Oweh score 13 points each as No. 15 Kentucky beats No. 5 Tennessee 75-64.

8. Spinal board - Wikipedia

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   Head immobilizer at the top of the backboard. Backboards are almost always used in conjunction with the following devices: [citation needed] a cervical collar with occipital padding as needed; side head supports, such as a rolled blanket or head blocks (head immobilizer) made specifically for this purpose, used to avoid the lateral rotation of ...

9. Anthony Davis won't make Dallas debut in Mavericks' NBA ... - AOL

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   Dallas Mavericks' Anthony Davis walks the floor during a timeout in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Philadelphia.