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Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.048 m) high mounted to a backboard at each end.

Most Read This Week Tagged "Basketball"

Big Shot (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #16)
Game Changer (King of the Court, #1)
Sooley
Hating the Player (Campus Wallflowers #2)
Beautiful Broken Love
Play Maker (King of the Court, #3)
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Shot Taker (King of the Court, #2)
Break the Rules (Vancouver Tridents, #1)
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
Rez Ball
Game Day (King of the Court, #4)
Technical (St. Louis Cyclones #2)
Coming Home
Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
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Basketball Books

The Right Move (Windy City, #2)
The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
The Crossover
When the Game Was Ours
The Breaks of the Game
Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
Long Shot (Hoops, #1)
The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of One Turbulent Season with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association
Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
Michael Jordan: The Life
Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s
Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
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Lists

Us by Sarina BowenSave of the Game by Avon GaleReading the Signs by Keira Andrews#Rev by Cambria HebertPower Play by Avon Gale
M/M Athletes|Coaches Books 2016
18 books — 11 voters
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettPrincess Ballot by Jaymin EveThe Football Player's Obsession by Emma BrayThe Pinballs by Betsy ByarsLyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth
96 'Balls'
476 books — 25 voters

The Keeper by Ana HuangDear MVP, You're Ice Cold by Vivian WoodFaking Seasons Bright by K.M. Gillis
October 2026 Sports Romance Release
3 books — 2 voters
Heated Rivalry by Rachel ReidBlindsided by Eden FinleyDeke by Eden FinleyFired Up by Riley HartFamily Camp by Eli Easton
M/M Athletes|Coaches Books 2019
18 books — 33 voters

Surviving The Second Tier by M.K. LeverB180 Basketball Personal Trainer Business Starter Kit by David SmithWalk-On Warrior by John WillkomShoot Your Shot by Vernon Brundage Jr.Time Management PRIVATE WORKSHOP Designed as a Book I Bit by ... by N. Sakr
Sport Management Books to Read by David Smith
9 books — 6 voters
Run the Play by Kaylee RyanMake Me Yours by Jennifer SucevicRed Card by Maren MooreCoach Me by Mollie GoinsLucky Shot by Rebecca Jenshak
August 2025 Sports Romance Release
25 books — 16 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Basketball”

John Wooden
“ Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. ”
― John Wooden
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Pat Conroy
“ We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game. ”
― Pat Conroy
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Videos Tagged “Basketball”

Basketball & Ballet
Basketball & Ballet
Candlewick Open Studios: Reggie Brown
Candlewick Open Studios: Reggie Brown
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Groups Tagged "Basketball"

Sports Book Club Anything basketball or baseball related.
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Sports & Reading For all the bookworms who also love to get active and play sports, this is for you! You don't ha…more
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A group for coaches to share ideas and book recommendations in relation to coaching basketball. …more
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Lineup Books is a publisher of sports-related books, averaging a release per month. Covering bas…more
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