The first basketball hoops were peach baskets without an opening in the bottom. Referees had to retrieve the ball from the basket following a scoring play by climbing a ladder
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Prior to 1923, basketball teams could choose which player would shoot a free throw after a foul
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NBA players run the equivalent of four miles during a game
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For nine years following 1966, slam dunks were illegal
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For nine years following 1966, slam dunks were illegal
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Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team
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Until 1929, a basketball game was played using a soccer ball
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