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Basketball is ateam sport in which two teams of five players each (excluding subs), opposing one another on a rectangularcourt, compete with the primary objective ofshooting abasketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender'shoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.05 m) high to abackboard at each end of the court). Teams alternate betweenoffense, when they attempt to score, anddefense, when they try to prevent the opposing side from scoring. Afield goal is worth two points, unless made from behind thethree-point line, when it is worth three. After afoul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot atechnical foul is given one, two or three one-pointfree throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. However, if the additional period still results in a tied score, yet another additional period is mandated. This goes on until the score is not tied anymore.
Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a variety of shots – thelayup, thejump shot, or adunk; on defense, they maysteal the ball from a dribbler, intercept passes, orblock shots; either offense or defense may collect arebound, that is, a missed shot that bounces from rim or backboard. It is a violation tolift or drag one's pivot foot without dribbling the ball, tocarry it, or tohold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling. (Full article...)
TheLiga ACB, known asLiga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professionalbasketball division of theSpanish basketball league system. Administered by theAsociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, with the two lowest-placed teamsrelegated to thePrimera FEB and replaced by the top team in that division plus the winner of the promotion playoffs.
The competition was founded as the ACB Primera División on 1983 following the decision of clubs in theLiga Nacional, founded in 1957, to break away from theSpanish Basketball Federation and professionalize the league. The league's accumulated revenues were worth around €40 million in 2025, withDAZN andEndesa contributing 50% of the revenues of the league. The league is a corporation where presidentAntonio Martín is responsible for its management, whilst the member clubs act as shareholders. Clubs were apportioned central payment revenues of €16 million in 2023–24. (Full article...)
Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel, commonly known asBira Maciel, or simplyBira (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002), was a professionalbasketball player from Brazil. He was born inSão Paulo,Brazil. At a height of 1.99 m (6 ft6+1⁄2 in) tall, he played at thecenter position. He is often regarded as the best Brazilian center of all time. He was nicknamed "O Rei" (English: "The King"). (Full article...)
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TheOklahoma City Thunder are an American professionalbasketball team based inOklahoma City. The Thunder compete in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of theNorthwest Division of theWestern Conference. The team plays its home games atPaycom Center.
The Thunder'sNBA G League affiliate is theOklahoma City Blue, which it owns. The Thunder are the only team in themajor professional North American sports leagues based in the state ofOklahoma. Oklahoma City previously hosted theNew Orleans Hornets for two seasons followingdevastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. (Full article...)
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