Everything+about+Basketball

=Everything about basketball=

Equipment
The only essential equipment in a basketball game is the ball and the court: a flat, rectangular surface with baskets at opposite ends. Competitive levels require the use of more equipment such as clocks, score sheets, scoreboard(s), alternating possession arrows, and whistle-operated stop-clock systems.

Where do you play?
You play basketball in amarked rectangular court.

In which countries is it popular?
Basketball is popular in United State, Argentina, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland.

Is it an Olympic sport? Since when?
Yes it is.Since Demonstrated in the 1904 and 1924 Summer Olympics Part of the Summer Olympic programme since 1936

Sportspeople
__Michael Jordan__, Kobe bryant, Lebron James, Larry Bird,
 * Wilt Chamberlain,****Allen Iverson,****Magic Johnson,****Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,****Bill Russell and**
 * Dwyane Wade**.

Let's watch!
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