Basketball

shooting a basketball through a hoop at each end of the court.

Her mistake marks the beginning of netball.

Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 23 nations entered the competition.

Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

Basketball contests at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the seventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

Basketball events at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the ninth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

impacted the competitiveness of swimming, track and field, boxing, basketball, diving, field hockey and equestrian sports

basketball and team handball finals

basketball, volleyball (final)

The Dream Team won the gold medal and was inducted as a unit into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

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He was a one-time student of basketball inventor James Naismith and invented the game for his clients at the YMCA, most of whom were middle-aged businessmen for whom the physical demands of basketball were too great.

Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski] ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he played his entire 21-year career as a power forward.

Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978, January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player.

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), often referred to by his nickname "Shaq", is an American former professional basketball player and sports analyst.

William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934, July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969.

Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and coach who spent his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily with the Houston Rockets.

Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname "Dr.

Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Jerry Alan West (May 28, 1938, June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player and executive.

Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963), nicknamed "the Mailman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons with the Utah Jazz, and in his last season, the Los Angeles Lakers.

John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player.

Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT Sports and CBS Sports.

Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Giannis Sina Ougko Antetokounmpo (Greek: Γιάννης Αντετοκούνμπο, born Giannis Sina Ugo Adetokunbo, December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player.

Pau Gasol Sáez (Catalan: [ˈpaw ɣəˈzɔl], Spanish: [ˈpaw ɣaˈsol]; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons, primarily as a power forward.

Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966, September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player who played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons.

Nancy Ilizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958), nicknamed "Lady Magic", is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), who is a broadcaster for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as well as the

Giorgi Shermadini (Georgian: გიორგი შერმადინი; born 2 April 1989) is a Georgian professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was born in the village of Natakhtari, Georgia on April 2, 1989.