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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players each (excluding substitutes) oppose one another on a rectangular court. Players compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through a hoop (a basket mounted to a backboard) at each end of the court. Teams alternate between offense (when they attempt to score), and defense (when they try to prevent the opposing side from scoring). 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 fouled team either takes one to three free throws worth one point each, or restarts play with an inbound pass. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. If regulation play expires with the score tied, most basketball leagues mandate additional periods of play (overtime) until the score is no longer tied.

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, which 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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Semi-Pro is a 2008 American sports comedy film. The film was directed by Kent Alterman in his directorial debut, written by Scot Armstrong, and produced by Jimmy Miller. It stars Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André 3000 (credited as André Benjamin), and Maura Tierney, set during the final season of the American Basketball Association and telling the story of a fictional ABA team desperate to survive the league's merger with the NBA. The film was shot in Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium (in the gym of the Los Angeles City Fire Department Training Center), in Detroit, and in Flint, Michigan. Released in theaters on February 29, 2008, and released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 3, 2008, it was the last film from New Line Cinema before they were absorbed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews, with critics criticizing the script, though Ferrell's performance received praise. (Full article...)

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Image 1Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005
Image 2A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016
Image 3A Mikasa basketball
Image 4Michael Jordan playing in 1992
Image 4Michael Jordan playing in 1992
Image 5Kobe 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
Image 6Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013
Image 7Brice Johnson cuts down the nets after winning the 2016 ACC tournament with North Carolina
Image 8A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy
Image 9Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Image 10Navy 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 11Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012
Image 12LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics
Image 13Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013
Image 14The Laker Girls, an all-female National Basketball Association Cheerleading squad that supports the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in home matches, performing in 2007

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Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva (born March 11, 1962, in Osvaldo Cruz, São Paulo), nicknamed "Magic Paula", is a retired Brazilian women's basketball player. She is considered one of the greatest players in her country, along with Hortência Marcari and Janeth Arcain. For Brazil women's national basketball team, Paula is the second biggest scorer, with 723 points (behind Hortência) and holds the record for caps with 45 games, being in two Olympic Games and six World Championships.

Paula became a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2013. (Full article...)

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... that the UConn student body voted 169–7 to fire the basketball coach after he benched Harrison Fitch because a rival team refused to play against an African American?
... that basketball player Zach Hankins helped Ferris State win its first Division II title in 2018, being named the tournament's most valuable player?
... that basketball player Trey Kell signed with the Bosnian team Igokea over nine other European offers?
... that Jim Drucker, the founder of the world's largest online-only comic bookstore, was also the commissioner of both the Continental Basketball Association and the Arena Football League?
... that the first NCAA Basketball Championship Game was attended by James Naismith, the inventor of basketball?

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Image 1Naismith Court at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas in 2021. The Kansas Jayhawks are among the most storied and historic programs at the collegiate level, due to their ties to James Naismith, the inventor of basketball (from College basketball)
Image 2A Spalding basketball from 1922 (from History of basketball)
Image 3University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball)
Image 4"Freshmen" Women's Basketball Team - 1914 (from Women's basketball)
Image 5A 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 6Kawhi Leonard at the free throw line during Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals. (from Basketball court)
Image 7The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court)
Image 8A map of all NCAA Division II basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 9An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of basketball)
Image 10A map of all NAIA Division I basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 11Different shapes of the basketball courts (from Rules of basketball)
Image 12A map of all NCAA Division I basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 13LeBron James posts up Kobe Bryant, February 2016 (from Basketball moves)
Image 14Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court)
Image 15A basketball referee watches players closely during the WNBA Finals. (from Official (basketball))
Image 16Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball)
Image 17Basketball shot clock (from Rules of basketball)
Image 18James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (from History of basketball)
Image 19Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Rules of basketball)
Image 20Basketball match in Alginet, Land of Valencia, 1956. (from Women's basketball)
Image 21Initial 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 22Officials and players from both teams look on as a fouled player attempts a free throw. (from Official (basketball))
Image 23Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball)
Image 24Israeli basketball player Yam Madar making a blind pass. (from Basketball moves)
Image 25Souvenir program from the inaugural NIT showcasing the "National Championship Trophy", which was won by Temple in 1938 (from College basketball)
Image 26Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team. (from Women's basketball)
Image 27NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball))
Image 28Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 29The gymnasium where basketball was invented in the School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College), c. 1887 (from History of basketball)
Image 301984-1988 (from Basketball court)
Image 31Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball)

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The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded on January 16, 1966, and played its first game during the 1966–67 NBA season. The Bulls share their home arena with the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks, playing in the newer United Center which replaced the former Chicago Stadium.

The Bulls saw their greatest success during the 1990s when they played a major part in popularizing the NBA worldwide. They are known for having one of the NBA's greatest dynasties, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998 with two separate three-peats. All six of their championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson. The Bulls are the only NBA team to win multiple championships while never losing an NBA Finals series in their history. The Bulls won 72 games during the 1995–96 season, setting an NBA record that stood until the Golden State Warriors won 73 games during the 2015–16 season. The Bulls were the first team in NBA history to win 70 games or more in a single season, and the only NBA franchise to do so until the 2015–16 Warriors. (Full article...)

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