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The Biographical History of Basketball (McGraw-Hill, 1999) Grasso, John. Historical Dictionary of Basketball (Scarecrow Press, 2011) Josza Jr., Frank P. The National Basketball Association: Business, Organization and Strategy (2011) Peterson, Robert W. (2002). Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketball's Early Years. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Olympic pictogram for basketball. 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 ...
Maxi Basketball – played by more elderly individuals. Rezball, short for reservation ball, is the avid Native American following of basketball, especially a style of play particular to Native American teams in parts of the Western United States. Prison basketball, practiced in prisons and penitentiary institutions. Active religious basketball ...
Most important terms related to the basketball court. This glossary of basketball terms is a list of definitions of terms used in the game of basketball.Like any other major sport, basketball features its own extensive vocabulary of unique words and phrases used by players, coaches, sports journalists, commentators, and fans.
Michael Jordan is the greatest player in the history of basketball. He made the NBA a global brand. The Chicago Bulls sold for $16.2 million in 1985. They are worth $4.1 billion today. Jordan is a ...
The National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, which brings together players, executives, head coaches, assistant coaches and team governors, is a good example of the difference such advocacy ...
History of basketball in the United States (5 C) R. Basketball rivalries (4 C, 14 P) S. Seasons in basketball (8 C) T. History of basketball in Taiwan (5 C, 2 P)
USA Basketball is trying to find an answer, along with the NBA. And it's not a new thing, either: longtime coach and now television analyst Stan Van Gundy says the problem partly stems from how ...