Basketball

Basketball is a very fast-moving team sport. Players bounce the ball or pass it to move up the court. Then they try to throw the ball into their basket to score points. You score 2 points for a basket and three if you throw from outside the circle. The basket, or hoop, has a metal rim with a net hanging from it. The basket is three metres above the ground. Some players can jump so high that they just push the ball down into the basket. That is called a "slam dunk". The team that scores the most points wins the game. Many basketball players are very tall.

Basketball Medals 2000

Country

G

S

B

Total

USA

2

0

0

2

Australia

0

1

0

1

France

0

1

0

1

Brazil

0

0

1

1

Lithuania

0

0

1

1

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