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    Basketball (redirect from Basket ball)
    nailed a peach basket onto an elevated track. Naismith initially set up the peach basket with its bottom intact, which meant that the ball had to be retrieved...
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    when the ball is thrown or batted from grounds into the basket and stays there. If the ball rests on the edge and the opponent moves the basket it shall...
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    offensive play in which one player passes the ball near the basket to a teammate who jumps, catches the ball in mid-air and dunks or lays it in before touching...
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    in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands....
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  • the basket or to get a pass to a teammate to score. Dribbling is bouncing the ball continuously with one hand at a time without holding the ball. Dribbling...
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  • "Basket of deplorables" is a phrase from a 2016 US presidential election campaign speech delivered by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on September 9...
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    following the basket for a four-point play, which turned out to be the winning margin in a 92–91 Knicks victory. During the 1999 NBA Finals, Johnson characterized...
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  • offensive team to get halfway down the court (a half-court press) or near the basket before applying strong defensive pressure. A full-court press takes a great...
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  • possession of the ball directly under the basket, and at that point is free to dribble or pass the ball, but no shot is legal until the ball has been cleared...
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    even passing the ball to him. He nearly got into a fight with another player before head coach George Fox intervened. Eventually, Johnson accepted his situation...
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    last chance to score a game-winning basket, once again throwing the ball in from its side of the court. Johnson: In the frontcourt, Batista with THE...
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    which point he shot the ball towards the basket. Ball preferred to shoot jumpers while moving towards his left. This led to Ball averaging only 31% shooting...
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    "Vytauto" vairo". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018. "'Ball in the Family' explains Tina Ball's speech condition"...
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    24-second violation, giving the Lakers the ball with eight seconds left. James Worthy drove to the basket and was fouled, giving him an opportunity to...
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    the semifinals, where it lost 3–2 against the reigning champions Brose Baskets. Thanks to a wild card, Bayern Munich played in the EuroLeague in the 2013–14...
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  • and possession of the ball. This change is intended to reduce the number of games ending on free throws. FIBA rules on basket interference are followed...
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    committed the foul. If the ball is heading downward when the defender hits it, it is ruled as goaltending and counts as a made basket. Goaltending is also called...
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    Peter Jok (category Cholet Basket players)
    loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors. On 17 July 2019, Jok signed with Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A. He averaged 10.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists...
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  • Golden Basket Harlem Globetrotters HoopWorld Hoops Jammit Jordan vs. Bird: One on One Kidz Sports Basketball Looney Tunes B-Ball Magic Johnson's Basketball...
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    Son Goku is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong (known...
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    with his signature dunk—he started by turning his back to the basket, bouncing the ball backward between his legs and off the backboard, then turning...
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    next possession, Robert Parish lost the ball to Michael Cooper. Cooper passed the ball ahead to Magic Johnson, who started a break. Cooper spotted up...
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  • The ball is kept in constant motion through passing until either a player without the ball cuts toward the unoccupied area under and around the basket, and...
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  • basket with the ball put in play with one-tenth of a second remaining, the NBA mandated clock calibration and prohibited any shot made when the ball is...
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  • secure possession of the ball on a rebound or throw-in to attempt a field goal. Instant replay shall be utilized if the basket is successful on this type...
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  • BaseballProspectus/Unfiltered July 2, 2007. Larry Granillo, "David Ortiz's Record-Slow Home Run Trot", Wezen-ball.com, 24 May 2010 Archived 25 December 2013 at the...
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  • play on Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" comment made during her 2016 presidential election campaign. "DeploraBall" was conceived in early November...
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  • same course, was unnerved when her ball bounced off a basket during match play. Up until around 1980, the wicker baskets were made on site by a member of...
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    ball for long periods to burn time off the clock. Bird received a technical foul call for one play in which he illegally stole the ball from Johnson while...
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  • games. Then-Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson, Nelson's protégé and successor in Dallas, had abandoned Nellie Ball in favor of a more traditional offensive...
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