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Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.048 m) high mounted to a backboard at each end.

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There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty

Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

Kiss To Remember (Blairwood University, #4)

Shadowed: A YA Coming-of-Age Sports Novel About Basketball, Friendship, and Passion

Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes

We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

The Back Roads to March: The Unsung, Unheralded, and Unknown Heroes of a College Basketball Season

When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

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The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty

Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm

Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

The Basketball 100: The Story of the Greatest Players in NBA History

Wake Up With Purpose!: What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years

Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts

KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

Inside the NBA Bubble: A Championship Season under Quarantine

Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season

Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics

Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope

Rare Gems: How Four Generations of Women Paved the Way For the WNBA

Dream, Annie, Dream: An Empowering Story About a Japanese American Girl Rising Above Racism in Middle School for Kids (Ages 8-12)

Bracketology: March Madness, College Basketball, and the Creation of a National Obsession

We Will Rise: A True Story of Tragedy and Resurrection in the American Heartland

The Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics

Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own

The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir

The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks

The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History

Cover Story: The NBA and Modern Basketball as Told through Its Most Iconic Magazine Covers

Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta―and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports

Hoops Heist: Seattle, the Sonics and How a Stolen Team's Legacy Gave Rise to the NBA's Secret Empire

In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field

Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters

The Fifth Quarter (The Fifth Quarter, #1)

Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan

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Quotes Tagged “Basketball”

“ One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. ”
― Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“ To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate. ...more ”
― Michael Jordan

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