Basketball

Ante Brletić, Luka Šogorić, 8.a

What is
• Basketball is a team sport in which two
teams, most commonly of five players
each, opposing one another on a

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rectangular court, compete with the
primary objective of shooting a
basketball.
Basketball court
• In basketball, the basketball court is
the playing surface, consisting of a
floor, with baskets at each end. In
professional or organized basketball,
especially when played indoors.
 • In December 1891, James Nasmith, a
Canadian professor of physical
education and instructor in Springfield,

History
Massachusetts was trying to keep his
gym class active on a rainy day. He
sought a indoor game to keep his
students occupied and at proper levels
of fitness during the long New England
winters.
Nba

• The National Basketball
Association (NBA) is a professional
basketball league in North America. The
league is composed of 30 teams (29 in
the United States and 1 in Canada) and is
one of the four major professional sports
league in the United States and Canada.
Euroleague

• The EuroLeague is the top-tier

European professional
basketball club competition,
organized by Euroleague
Basketball since 2000. The
EuroLeague is one of the most
popular indoor sports leagues in
the world.
Aba league

• The ABA League is the 1st-

tier regional men's professional
basketball league that originally
featured clubs from the former
Yugoslavia. All but one of Adriatic
League clubs join their country's own
competitions in late spring after the
Adriatic League regular season.
Croatia men's national
basketball team

• The Croatia men's national

basketball
team  represents Croati in
international basketball
matches. The biggest success
Croatia has achieved was at
the 1992 Barcelona
Olympics when the team
reached the final against the
United States and won the
silver medal. 
Basketball best player
ever

• The best basketball player is

Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan
was born in New York on
February 17, 1963.He played
15 seasons in the NBA,
winning six championships with
the Chicago Bulls.
Dražen Petrović

• Dražen Petrović was Yugoslav and

Croatian basketball player. He playing
professional basketball in Europe
in the 1980s, before joining
the NBA in 1989. In the Nba, he
played for New Jersey Nets and
became a legend. He died in a car
accident on 7 June 1993.
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