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2. Backboard (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   It is usually rectangular as used in NBA, NCAA and international basketball. In recreational environments, a backboard may be oval or a fan-shape, particularly in non-professional games. The top of the hoop is 10 feet (3.05 m) above the ground. Regulation backboards are 6 feet (1.83 m) wide by 3.5 feet (1.07 m) tall.

3. Breakaway rim - Wikipedia

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   Dwight Howard bends down the rim as he dunks the ball.. A breakaway rim is a basketball rim that contains a hinge and a spring at the point where it attaches to the backboard so that it can bend downward when a player dunks a basketball, and then quickly snaps back into a horizontal position when the player releases it.

4. Rim (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   Typical professional hoop with backboard and net. A rim, also called a hoop, is a piece of basketball equipment in the form of a circular metal ring that supports the net. It hangs from the backboard. A professional rim has a diameter of 18 inches. [1] A slam dunk requires one to jump high enough to get his hand above or over the rim. [2]

5. How a tiny basketball court in Italy helped mold Kobe Bryant ...

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   Obsessed with basketball at a young age, Bryant didn’t have much interest in school while living in Reggio Emilia. Bryant's youth basketball team poses for a picture in the early 1990s in Reggio ...

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   These transformable fidget spinners include six adjustable arms that can be shaped into different designs. $10 at Amazon. Dr. Seuss' The Grinch. ... Indoor Over-the-Door Basketball Hoop.

7. Basket (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   Typical professional hoop (left) with backboard (right) The basket or hoop is a piece of basketball equipment, consisting of the rim and net. It hangs from the backboard. The first basket was a peach basket installed by James Naismith. [1] The bottom was eventually cut out of the basket, and the basket was eventually replaced with the metal rim ...