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Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith. On 15 January 1892, James Naismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball" that he invented: [1] The original game played under these rules was quite different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, three-pointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal.
In basketball, traveling is a violation of the rules of basketball in which a player takes more than a predefined number of steps while holding the ball. Taking more steps without dribbling than this limit will result in a turnover and possession of the ball for the other team.
Buzzer beater – A basket in the final seconds of a game (right before the buzzer sounds) that in itself results in a win or overtime. Dunk – (v) To score by putting the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands. (n) A shot made by dunking. Fadeaway – A jump shot taken while jumping backwards, away from the basket.
3. The small painted square on the floor next to the basket just outside the lane. block-charge arc The painted line near the basket which marks the boundary of the restricted area (definition 2). block out. Also box out. To maintain a better rebounding position than an opposing player by widening your stance and arms and using your body as a ...
Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D., [1] commonly known as Bilbao Basket (pronounced [bilˈβao βasˈket]), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena, Spain.
Pacific Caesar Surabaya is a professional basketball team based in Surabaya, Indonesia.The club is one of the oldest basketball club in the country. [1] For most of their existence, the club was an amateur basketball club until they joined KOBATAMA in 1992 until 2000. [1]
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, previously known to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs and the FIBA Club World Cup, is an annual international men's basketball competition organised by FIBA, the sport's global governing body.
The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) was an international professional men's basketball league in Southeast Asia, composed of eight teams from Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam), in addition to Hong Kong and Macau.