Basketball is a team sport, the objective being to shoot a ball through a horizontally positioned basket to score points, while following a set of rules. Usually, two teams of five players play on a marked rectangular court with a basket at each width end. Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports. A regulation basketball hoop consists of a rim 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted to a backboard.
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This robotic basketball hoop makes any klutz shoot like Michael Jordan
Engineer Shane Wighton built a robotic basketball hoop that follows the ball with computer vision and tilts its backboard ...
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Moonday Mornings: Twitter adds custom Bitcoin emoji
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Nike's new smart shoe is a step in the right direction for wearable tech
With its new Adapt BB, Nike's created a basketball shoe that can tighten or loosen itself to fit your foot just right. More ...
