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   2 days ago · Basketball, game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent’s goal, an elevated horizontal hoop and net called a basket.

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3. www.britannica.com › sports › basketballBasketball - Rules, Strategy, Court | Britannica

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   5 days ago · When the dribble stops, the player must stop his movement and pass or shoot the ball. The ball may be tapped or batted with the hands, passed, bounced, or rolled in any direction. As basketball has progressed, various coaches and players have devised intricate plays and offensive maneuvers.

4. www.britannica.com › topic › National-BasketballNational Basketball Association (NBA) | History & Facts

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   2 days ago · National Basketball Association (NBA), professional basketball league formed in the United States in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America. Learn more about the history and organization of the NBA in this article.

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5. www.espn.co.uk › espn › storySamkelo Cele recalls 'surreal' call from Knicks for NBA ...

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   1 day ago · Cele - who played college basketball at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Southern College, Marist and the University of Science & Arts OK Drovers and was a third team NAIA All-American - brings to an ...

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EuroLeagueEuroLeague - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · 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. [3] [4] The league consists of 18 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards, [5] making the league a semi-closed league.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › TKOTKO - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue. synonyms: technical knockout. see more.

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   What does NBA stand for?

   • This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. National Basketball Association (NBA), professional basketball league formed in the United States in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America.

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   How does a basketball game work?

   • basketball, game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent’s goal, an elevated horizontal hoop and net called a basket. (Read James Naismith’s 1929 Britannica essay on his invention of basketball.)

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   How does alternate possession work in college basketball?

   • In U.S. college games the alternate-possession rule is invoked in jump ball situations, with teams taking turns getting possession. After each successful basket (field goal) the ball is put back in play by the team that is scored on, by one player passing the ball in from behind the end line where the score was made.

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   When did basketball become a noncontact sport?

   • When the ABA was founded in 1967, it allowed three points for shots made from outside a boundary line set 25 feet (7.6 meters) from the basket. With varying distances, the change was adopted officially by the NBA in 1979 and, in 1985, by colleges. Basketball is a rough sport, although it is officially a noncontact game.

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › sport › cricketJames Anderson: 'Farewell to Jimmy and to part of ourselves'

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   15 hours ago · James Anderson made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Lord's in 2003. Without us realising, sport can shape and define small parts or huge chunks of our lives. I bet you know where you were on ...