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    Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players on an indoor court, where each team tries to score by shooting a ball through a hoop called a basket. The game was invented in 1891 by James Naismith in Massachusetts and has since become an Olympic sport. The standard equipment includes a ball that is slightly larger for men than women, a court that is over 90 feet long and 50 feet wide, and a basket that consists of an 18-inch diameter hoop mounted 10 feet high on a backboard.

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    Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players on an indoor court, where each team tries to score by shooting a ball through a hoop called a basket. The game was invented in 1891 by James Naismith in Massachusetts and has since become an Olympic sport. The standard equipment includes a ball that is slightly larger for men than women, a court that is over 90 feet long and 50 feet wide, and a basket that consists of an 18-inch diameter hoop mounted 10 feet high on a backboard.

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    Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players on an indoor court, where each team tries to score by shooting a ball through a hoop called a basket. The game was invented in 1891 by James Naismith in Massachusetts and has since become an Olympic sport. The standard equipment includes a ball that is slightly larger for men than women, a court that is over 90 feet long and 50 feet wide, and a basket that consists of an 18-inch diameter hoop mounted 10 feet high on a backboard.

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    BASKETBALL

    What is Basketball?
    game played between two teams of five players
    each on a rectangular court, usually indoors.
    Each team tries to score by tossing the ball
    through the opponent’s goal, an elevated
    horizontal hoop and net called a basket.
    History
    *James Naismith (1861–1939)
    *December 1, 1891, at the
    International Young Men’s
    Christian Association (YMCA)
    History
    *Tony Hinkle (1950’s)

    *Introduce the orange ball.


    History
    *1892 - First official game (New York)
    *1897-1898 - teams of 5 became
    standard
    *1904 - became olympic sports
    *1976 - women’s basketball
    EQUIPMENTS
    BALL
    Men
    *29.5 inches in circumference
    *22 oz in weight
    Women
    *28.5 inches in circumference
    *20 oz in weight
    COURT
    Length
    -91.9 feet
    Width
    -49.2 feet
    NBA
    -94 feet
    -50 feet
    RING
    Diameter
    -18 inches
    Height
    -10 feet
    Backboard
    -72 inches in Length
    -48 inches in Wide
    Other Equipments
    •Jesey/Uniform
    •Whistle
    •Scoresheet
    •Scoreboard
    •Timer

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