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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. 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 player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

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, that 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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The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, entertainment, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years, they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 countries and territories, mostly against deliberately ineffective opponents, such as the Washington Generals (1953–1995, since 2015) and the New York Nationals (1995–2015). The team's signature song is Brother Bones' whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown", and their mascot is an anthropomorphized globe named "Globie". The team is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment. (Full article...)

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Image 1Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012
Image 2Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013
Image 3A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy
Image 4A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016
Image 5A Mikasa basketball
Image 6Navy 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 7Kobe 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 8Michael Jordan playing in 1992

Image 8Michael Jordan playing in 1992
Image 9Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013
Image 10Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005
Image 11LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics
Image 12Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Image 13The Laker Girls, an all-female National Basketball Association Cheerleading squad that supports the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in home matches, performing in 2007
Image 14Brice Johnson cuts down the nets after winning the 2016 ACC tournament with North Carolina

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Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) phenom, three-time college national player of the year, and first overall selection in the 1983 NBA draft, Sampson brought heavy expectations with him to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The NBA Rookie of the Year, Sampson averaged 20.7 points and 10.9 rebounds for his first three seasons with the Houston Rockets before injuries began to take their toll. Three knee surgeries later, after 12 seasons in professional basketball, he retired in 1995 as a four-time NBA All-Star and the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 1985 NBA All-Star Game. (Full article...)

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... that Reggie Upshaw was considered one of Tennessee's best high school athletes in American football, basketball, and the high jump?

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The following are images from various basketball-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball))
Image 2James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (from History of basketball)
Image 3A map of all NAIA Division I basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 4Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball)
Image 5An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of basketball)
Image 6Basketball match in Alginet, Land of Valencia, 1956. (from Women's basketball)
Image 7Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court)
Image 8Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Rules of basketball)
Image 9A 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 10A map of all NCAA Division II basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 11Freshman Women's Basketball Team - 1914 (from Women's basketball)
Image 12Initial 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 13A Spalding basketball from 1922 (from History of basketball)
Image 14Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team. (from Women's basketball)
Image 15A map of all NCAA Division I basketball teams (from College basketball)
Image 16Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball)
Image 17The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court)
Image 18Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball)
Image 19Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball)
Image 20University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball)
Image 21The first basketball court: Springfield College (from History of basketball)
Image 22Israeli basketball player Yam Madar making a blind pass. (from Basketball moves)
Image 23Kawhi Leonard at the free throw line during Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals. (from Basketball court)

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The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at the Wells Fargo Center located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Founded in 1946 and originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA and one of only eight of the 23 to survive the league's first decade. The team is owned and managed by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE), with founders Josh Harris and David Blitzer acquiring the team in 2011.

The 76ers have had a prominent history, with many Hall of Fame players having played for the organization, including Dolph Schayes, Hal Greer, Wilt Chamberlain, Chet Walker, Billy Cunningham, George McGinnis, Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, and Allen Iverson. (Full article...)

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