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Bookmark or Share- History of basketball | Events, Dates, People, & Facts | BritannicaHistory of basketball, notable events and people in the development of basketball since its invention in the late 1800s. Unlike that of most popular sports, the origin of basketball is concise and all-American—it is the only major sport strictly rooted in the United States.
- National Basketball Association (NBA) | History & Facts | BritannicaNational Basketball Association (NBA), professional basketball league formed in the United States in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (founded 1946).
- basketball - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework HelpIn a basketball game two teams of five players compete. The goal is to score more points than the other team. They score by tossing, or shooting, a ball through a raised goal called a basket.
- Why Are Basketball Hoops 10 Feet High? | BritannicaThroughout gyms, parks, and driveways around the world, basketball hoops are almost always 10 feet (3 meters) off the ground. Some leagues for young children play on shorter hoops, but from junior high schools through the professional leagues, the game is played on hoops of the standard 10-foot height.
- basketball summary | Britannicabasketball, Court game between two teams of five players. They score by tossing, or “shooting,” an inflated ball through a raised hoop, or “basket,” located in their opponent’s end of the court. A goal is worth two points, three if shot from outside a specified limit.
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