By David Balandi

2. What is basketball?
“Basketball is a team sport, the objective being
to shoot a ball through a basket horizontally
positioned to score points while following a set
of rules. Usually, two teams of five players play
on a marked rectangular court with a basket at
each width end. Basketball is one of the world's
most popular and widely viewed sports.”

3. How big is the court?
“A regulation basketball hoop consists of a rim
18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted
to a backboard.”

6. How to score?/ How do
you win?
“There a few different ways you can score. The first is to make a basket within
the large that extends past the free throw line. Any shot in this range is worth 2
points. Any shot made outside of the large arc is worth 3 points. If you are
fouled while shooting, you may go to the free throw line to earn back your
points. Each free throw is worth one point. There are many rules to basketball,
and some rules are added in each upcoming year”
“The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional
time (overtime) may be issued when the game ends with a draw. The ball can
be advanced on the court by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling)
or throwing (passing) it to a team mate. It is a violation to move without
dribbling the ball (travelling), to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands
then resume dribbling (double dribble).”

7. Rules
“The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or
both hands. The ball may be batted in any direction
with one or both hands. A player cannot run with the
ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which
he catches it, allowance to be made for a man who
catches the ball when running at a good speed if he
tries to stop. The ball must be held in or between the
hands; the arms or body must not be used for holding
it. No shouldering, holding, striking, pushing, or
tripping in any way of an opponent. The first
infringement of this rule by any person shall count as
a foul; the second shall disqualify him until the next
basket is made or, if there was evident intent to
injure the person, for the whole of the game. No
substitution shall be allowed. A foul is striking at the
ball with the fist, violation of rules three and four and
such described in rule five.”

8. Now go out there and try it
out.

9. The End

10. Citation
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_basketball#ix
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_basketball