Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five
players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with
the primary objective of shooting a basketball high to a backboard at
each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting
through their own hoop. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while
walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of
which require considerable skill.
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