Basketball

A BASKETBALL is a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop.A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown.Basketball is a popular sport worldwide, played in professional leagues, school teams, recreational leagues, and on courts and driveways all over America.some famous teams of America is lakers.Each basketball team consists of five players, and up to five substitutes are allowed.