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Basketball is quite popular sport globally. Five players in each team strike it out to make it to the other's Basket and in order to score points the ball is thrown through the hoop which is actually a basket.
In this sport the ball is moved forward in the court just by dribbling it and passing it amongst the teammates. Any kind of physical contact that is disorderly is called a foul and this is one reason why many restrictions for handling a ball are there. Like the must not be held by any other body parts apart from hands. The umpire is the judge and has the power to disqualify or foul players as required.
Each team wears their respective Basketball uniforms, which consist of the Basketball jerseys, shorts and the Basketball shoes. Basketball is played both indoor and outdoor.
Dr. James Naismith invented the game of Basketball in around 1891 in the USA . The governing and controlling body of Basketball in Australia is Basketball Australia . Basketball Australia is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. In 1949 Basketball Australia became a member of FIBA and was incorporated in 1982. National Basketball League (NBL) and the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) are two professional leagues sanctioned by Basketball Australia .
The Basketball Australia has announced the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame in order to recognize outstanding contribution to Basketball in Australia . Australia 's first Basketball legend Alastair Ramsay is inducted as the first hall of famer. He is followed by the greats like Larry Sengstock, Maree Jackson, Luc Longley & Michele Timms.
Then we have fantasy Basketball, which is a game in which fans join in a league called as the fantasy Basketball league. You learn about the rules of the leagues and thus actually create and formulate a combination and a team of real NBA players. But all the success of a fantasy Basketball league team is totally dependent performance of the real life NBA players.