Essay Archive - Basketball and Its History
Basketball and Its History
Basketball is an athletic sport, usually played on an indoor court
in which two competing teams of five players each attempt to score by
throwing an inflated ball so that it descends through one of two baskets
suspended, at each end of the court, above their heads. The team scoring
the most such throws, through field goals or foul shots, wins the game.
Because of its continuous action and frequent scoring, basketball is one of
the most popular spectator as well as participant sports in the world.
The measurements of American and international bask....
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