Basketball is a five‑on‑five team sport played on a rectangular court, where players score by shooting the ball into hoops. Key rules govern movement, scoring, fouls, and timing. For newcomers, ...

Since James Naismith’s fateful decision to hang a peach basket on the wall at a YMCA training school in western Massachusetts in 1891, basketball has been a quintessentially American sport. For fans ...

During this year's 2024 Paris Olympics, you may notice a different kind of basketball: a three-on-three (3x3) version that is only played on half a court. YES. HALF A COURT. In 2017, after the sport ...

Street basketball is about to tip-off at the Olympics. Anyone who has ever played a game to 21 against some siblings or friends on the hoop in front of the house or at the park can relate to one of ...

3x3 basketball, also known as three-on-three basketball, is a fast paced version of the traditional five-on-five game. 3x3 basketball, also known as three-on-three basketball, is a fast paced version ...