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[edit] Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas retired not long after Yao Ming. The tallest player is now Hasheem Thabeet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.28.31.230 (talk) 21:59, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
[edit] What is the Main Part of Having Basketball
To be active and to find passion — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.48.116.32 (talk) 17:50, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
[edit] basketball
what is a over and back in basketball? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.225.245.197 (talk) 19:18, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Edit request: Social forms of basketball section
In the Social forms of basketball section there is this sentence: This includes National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) intercollegiate basketball. but it is not attached to anything. Also the Disabled Basketball sentence is not complete either: Disabled basketball played by various disabled groups, such as (stops here) --Bazoo77197 (talk) 00:58, 8 December 2011 (UTC) In basketball there is a thing called an over the back foul. This foul is usually when a player boxes out someone on the other team and the person being boxed out goes over their back to get the ball. This is a normal foul. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.176.233.221 (talk) 19:58, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
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Basketball was first played in Canada.
70.70.206.248 (talk) 07:07, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
- This appears to contradict the sourced material already in the article. You'll need to provide better references, or at least any references, for this edit. Kuru (talk) 12:13, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
[edit] History of basketball: Why James Naismith Invented the game of basketball.
James Naismith also invented the game of basketball to have a sport that was suitable for play inside during the Massachusetts winter, for the YMCA students. He wanted to create a game of skill instead of one that relied solely on strength. He needed a game that could be played indoors and in a relatively small space.[1] [edit] References
1. ^ Laughead Jr., George. "History of Basketball". Kansas Heritage Group. http://www.kansasheritage.org/people/naismith.html. Retrieved March 8, 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cneff12 (talk • contribs) 19:30, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
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