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Olympic pictogram for basketball. 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 ...
Midnight basketball – a basketball initiative to curb inner-city crime in the United States and elsewhere by keeping urban youth off the streets and engaging them with sports alternatives to drugs and crime. Mini basketball – played by underage children. Maxi Basketball – played by more elderly individuals.
Sports Illustrated Kids (SI Kids, trademarked Sports Illustrated KIDS, sometimes Sports Illustrated for Kids) is a bi-monthly spin-off of the weekly American sports magazine Sports Illustrated. SI Kids was launched in January 1989 and includes sports coverage with less vocabulary and more emphasis on humor. The magazine's secondary purpose is ...
USA Basketball is trying to find an answer, along with the NBA. And it's not a new thing, either: longtime coach and now television analyst Stan Van Gundy says the problem partly stems from how ...
Basketball Without Borders logo. Basketball Without Borders is a basketball instructional camp organized by the NBA in conjunction with FIBA.It presents itself as a “basketball development and community outreach program that unites young basketball players to promote the sport and encourage positive social change in the areas of education, health, and wellness.”
Editor’s Note: A new series “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” traces the story of Kobe Bryant from his childhood in Italy to his athletic superstardom and provides an intimate look at his post ...
Donkey basketball, variation on the standard game of basketball, played on a standard basketball court, but in which the players ride donkeys; Fantasy basketball, where players take the role of general managers (GMs) of the fantasy teams they create; Hotshot, a basketball shooting game; Piterbasket, a team sport closely resembling basketball ...
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