Basketball

Basketball is a ball game (similar to netball or handball) played between two teams of five players with the aim of each team shooting a basketball at each other’s hoop to score more points than the opponent.

The most popular basketball league is the National Basketball Association (NBA). College and high school basketball is also very popular in the US and Canada and, outside of North America, basketball is very popular in countries such as Spain, the UK, Australia, France, Greece, Italy, and Argentina.

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I have no opinion on the GOAT debate (so don’t bring it here) but these Michael Jordan plays are ridiculous.

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NBA announcers but they get increasingly more devastated

written by Luke Davis on 24th August 202424th August 2024 by lukealexdavis

‘Are you kidding me?’

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Detroit Pistons's tribute to J Dilla's 50th birthday

written by Luke Davis on 16th February 202416th February 2024 by lukealexdavis

Like Dilla said, he was ‘from the D, y’all’

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The Conversation on a lack of majority black-owned basketball franchises

written by Luke Davis on 15th November 20231st January 2025 by lukealexdavis

How a basketball team in Harlem paved the way but no one is left to walk it.

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TIL: Matthew Perry appeared as a secret character in 'NBA Hangtime'

written by Luke Davis on 29th October 202326th November 2023 by lukealexdavis

Could I BE any more on fire?

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A compilation of incredible ankle breakers and crossovers

written by Luke Davis on 2nd August 20232nd August 2023 by lukealexdavis

Call an ambulance, call an ambulance!

British basketball in ‘untenable’ position due to lack of funding, warns federation: In an open letter seen by the Guardian, [Chris] Grant [chairman of GB Basketball] also questions why basketball receives so little funding compared to sports such as sailing when it is the second most played team sport in the UK after football, with 1.3 million regular participants – 47% of whom are from backgrounds other than white British – and has a women’s team that has broken into the world’s top 20.

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The Pudding has created CRUTCH (Championship Revisions Utilizing Top Competitor Health), a new metric for asterisking NBA champions, where injured and inactive opponents from each round add to the asterisk tally.

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10× NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement on social media this week after a 19-season career.

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