![]() 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. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. Part of the Summer Olympic program since 1936īasketball 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. ![]() Yes, demonstrated in the 19 Summer Olympics ![]() Indoor court (mainly) or outdoor court ( Streetball) Other players including Chicago's Bill Cartwright (#24) are present on the court.ĭecember 21, 1891 131 years ago ( ). Chris Dudley (#22), playing for the New Jersey Nets, squares off with Michael Jordan (#23), of the Chicago Bulls on March 28, 1991.
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