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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players each (excluding subs), 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 (3.05 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court). Teams alternate between offense, when they attempt to score, and defense, when they try to prevent the opposing side from scoring. 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. However, if the additional period still results in a tied score, yet another additional period is mandated. This goes on until the score is not tied anymore.

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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"Second Generation" is a 2006 television advertisement introducing Nike's Air Jordan XXI brand of basketball shoes. The ad depicts signature moves from Michael Jordan's NBA career, recreated in the present day by twelve young basketball players around the world. Included are moments from the 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1998 NBA playoffs and the iconic 1988 slam dunk.

The ad was produced by Smuggler and directed by Brian Beletic for the advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy. Casting began in November 2005, filming took place in January 2006, and the ad debuted on television that February. Advertising publications gave favorable reviews to "Second Generation", although it did not win major awards. (Full article...)

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Image 1Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012
Image 2Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013
Image 3A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy
Image 4Brice Johnson cuts down the nets after winning the 2016 ACC tournament with North Carolina
Image 5A Mikasa basketball
Image 6LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics
Image 7Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013
Image 8Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005
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 10The 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 11Kobe 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 12Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Image 13Michael Jordan playing in 1992

Image 13Michael Jordan playing in 1992
Image 14A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016

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Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977

William Theodore Walton III (November 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024) was an American basketball player and television sportscaster. He played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins and professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Walton rose to prominence in the early 1970s as UCLA's starting center for coach John Wooden. The 6-foot-11-inch (2.11 m) Walton won three consecutive national college player of the year awards (1972–1974), while leading UCLA to NCAA championships in 1972 and 1973 and an 88-game winning streak. After being selected as the first overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft, Walton led the Portland Trail Blazers to the team's first and only NBA championship in 1977, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. The following season, Walton was the 1978 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). (Full article...)

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... that Anne Patzwald has worked as an occupational therapist at a clinic that employs three other current or former members of the German women's wheelchair basketball national team?
... that the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, held between UConn and Notre Dame, was the first to feature two undefeated teams?
... that the UConn student body voted 169–7 to fire the basketball coach after he benched Harrison Fitch because a rival team refused to play against an African American?
... that in 2018, Moses Brown was the top-ranked player in a UCLA Bruins incoming class that also includes the son of a Basketball Hall of Famer?
... that basketball player Zach Hankins helped Ferris State win its first Division II title in 2018, being named the tournament's most valuable player?

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Image 1NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball))
Image 2Initial 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 3Basketball match in Alginet, Land of Valencia, 1956. (from Women's basketball)
Image 4Freshman Women's Basketball Team - 1914 (from Women's basketball)
Image 5Naismith Court at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas in 2021. The Kansas Jayhawks are among the most storied and historic programs at the collegiate level, due to their ties to James Naismith, the inventor of basketball (from College basketball)
Image 6Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball)
Image 7Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team. (from Women's basketball)
Image 8A map of all NCAA Division I basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 9A basketball referee watches players closely during the WNBA Finals. (from Official (basketball))
Image 10Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 11University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball)
Image 12The gymnasium where basketball was invented in the School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College), c. 1887 (from History of basketball)
Image 13Officials and players from both teams look on as a fouled player attempts a free throw. (from Official (basketball))
Image 14An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of basketball)
Image 15Kawhi Leonard at the free throw line during Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals. (from Basketball court)
Image 16Different shapes of the basketball courts (from Rules of basketball)
Image 17A map of all NCAA Division II basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 18A Spalding basketball from 1922 (from History of basketball)
Image 19Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court)
Image 20James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (from History of basketball)
Image 21Basketball shot clock (from Rules of basketball)
Image 22Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball)
Image 23A map of all NAIA Division I basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 24Israeli basketball player Yam Madar making a blind pass. (from Basketball moves)
Image 25Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Rules of basketball)
Image 26Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball)
Image 27Souvenir program from the inaugural NIT showcasing the "National Championship Trophy" won by Temple in 1938. (from College basketball)
Image 28The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court)
Image 29A 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))

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The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at the Spectrum Center.

The Charlotte Hornets franchise was established in 1988 as an expansion team owned by George Shinn. In 2002, Shinn moved the franchise to New Orleans. (Full article...)

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