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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 of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. 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.

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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Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis for the first time, as a demonstration sport.

There were seven different events that took place: an amateur championship, a college championship, a YMCA championship, two high school championships, and two elementary school championships. (Full article...)

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Image 1Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012
Image 2Brice Johnson cuts down the nets after winning the 2016 ACC tournament with North Carolina
Image 3Michael Jordan playing in 1992

Image 3Michael Jordan playing in 1992
Image 4Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013
Image 5Navy 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 6A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy
Image 7Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005
Image 8The 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 9A Mikasa basketball
Image 10Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Image 11Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013
Image 12LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics
Image 13A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016
Image 14Kobe 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

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Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2014

Kobe Bean Bryant (/ˈkoʊbi/ KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. He also led the NBA in scoring twice and ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. He was posthumously voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.

The son of former NBA player Joe Bryant, he was born in Philadelphia and partly raised in Italy. Recognized as the top American high-school basketball player while at Philadelphia suburb Lower Merion, Bryant declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. As a rookie, he earned a reputation as a high-flyer by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest and was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite a feud with teammate Shaquille O'Neal, the pair led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. (Full article...)

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Image 1A map of all NCAA Division I basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 2Basketball match in Alginet, Land of Valencia, 1956. (from Women's basketball)
Image 3Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 4Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Rules of basketball)
Image 5Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball)
Image 6A map of all NCAA Division II basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 7Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball)
Image 8Freshman Women's Basketball Team - 1914 (from Women's basketball)
Image 9The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court)
Image 10A 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))
Image 11Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court)
Image 12An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of basketball)
Image 13Kawhi Leonard at the free throw line during Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals. (from Basketball court)
Image 14Israeli basketball player Yam Madar making a blind pass. (from Basketball moves)
Image 15NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball))
Image 16University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball)
Image 17Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team. (from Women's basketball)
Image 18A map of all NAIA Division I basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 19Initial 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 20The first basketball court: Springfield College (from History of basketball)
Image 21A Spalding basketball from 1922 (from History of basketball)
Image 22James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (from History of basketball)
Image 23Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball)

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The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA) but changed their name to the Rockets before the first season. The Rockets then changed their name again to the Nuggets in 1974. After the name change, the Nuggets played for the final ABA Championship title in 1976, losing to the New York Nets.

The team has had some periods of success, qualifying for the ABA playoffs in every season of the ABA's existence (except 1971 and 1974), losing in the 1976 ABA Finals to the New York Nets. The team joined the NBA in 1976 after the ABA–NBA merger and qualified for the NBA playoffs in nine consecutive seasons in the 1980s and ten consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2013. In 2023, the Nuggets, led by Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray, reached their first NBA Finals and defeated the Miami Heat to capture the franchise's first NBA championship. The Nuggets were the last of the four surviving former ABA teams to reach the NBA Finals, and the second former ABA team to win an NBA title (after the San Antonio Spurs). The Nuggets play their home games at Ball Arena, which they share with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). (Full article...)

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v t e International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-17 World Cup DBB U-18 Invitational TBF U-16 Invitational World Ranking
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket AfroCan U-18 U-16 African Games Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA AmeriCup U-18 U-16 CBC Championship Centrobasket COCABA Championship Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA)
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge Basketball Champions League Asia Stanković Cup East Asian Championship East Asian Games SABA Championship SEABA Championship South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Championship West Asian Games William Jones Cup ASEAN Basketball League
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Belgrade Trophy FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Games of the Small States of Europe World Cup (Turkey) Basketball Champions League (BCL)
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct) U-20 U-17 U-15 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	FIBA Intercontinental Cup Arab Basketball Championship Arab Games Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophone Games Mediterranean Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held. Basketball portal

v t e International women's basketball
FIBA World Ranking Teams Olympics Youth World Cup U21 U19 U17 Universiade
Africa	AfroBasket Women U20 U18 U16
Americas	AmeriCup U20 U18 U16 Caribbean Championship U20 Centrobasket U17 Central American Championship U21 South American Championship 2nd tier U21 U17 U15
Asia	Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U20 U18 U16 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational William Jones Cup
Europe	EuroBasket Women U-20 U-18 U-16 European Championship for Small Countries
Oceania	Oceania Championship (defunct) U17 U15 Melanesia Cup Polynesian Cup
Other tournaments	African Games Arab Championship Arab Games ASEAN University Games Asian Games Bolivarian Games Central Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Commonwealth Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games European Games EYOF Games of the Small States of Europe Pacific Games Pan American Games Southeast Asian Games
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