Definition of basketball

 Basketball is a collective and competitive game, in which two teams of five

players compete, each trying to score the most goals or points by entering
the ball into the basket of the other team, as each team tries to prevent the
other team from scoring points.
The origin of basketball
 It dates back to the 7th century BC and was practiced by some ancient
civilizations such as the Maya, the ancient Egyptians and the ancient
Columbians. They practiced it in two groups, either individually or in pairs.
Modern basketball
Created in 1890 by Dr. James Nye Smith, when he was assigned by the
University of Kansas City professors to find a sports game that allows
students to maintain their fitness during the winter, he invented this game
and called it basketball, and  began to spread the game in 1900 by the
American soldiers.
In 1915, the general rules of the game were established. In 1933, the first
university championship was established. The Arab countries were introduced
to the game in 1938 by the YMCA, which contributed to its dissemination in
Egyptian schools and universities.
The corners of the basketball game
 basketball court
The length of the legal pitch is 28 meters and 15 meters wide. The floors are
mostly wooden. Five-centimeter lines are used to divide the stadium into
sections, and on both sides of the playground a basket and board are hung.
The basket
The basket consists of a 20 milliliter ring or collar with a diameter of 45 cm. It
is fitted with a L-shaped incisor and mounted on a metal plate or made of
fibrous glass parallel to the ground at a height of 3.05 m. A mesh made of
cotton or artificial fabric Wide opening suitable for the passage of the ball
through .
The ball
A ball made of leather, air-blown in orange or brown, has a legal weight of
600 to 650 g and a circumference of 75 to 78 centimeters.
Players
 Each team consists of five players:
Concentrators.
Attackers.
Midfielder.
game time
 The game takes 40 minutes, divided into two 20-minute intervals. Each break
takes 10 to 15 minutes,  If the result of the match at the end of the 40
minutes tie,  Five minutes are added for several periods until the tie is
broken.
Players are entitled to move anywhere in the stadium without regard to their
positions and may change their positions at any time.
If the ball goes out of the field, the team that touched the ball loses the last
time.  It is not permissible to acquire the ball and walk in it two steps without
tilting or twisting it with both hands.