"... Turquoise was chosen because the greenish-blue stone is indigenous to Arizona, copper because Arizona is one the nation's top copper-producing states and purple because it has become a favorite color for Arizona sports fans, thanks to the success of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns.

Basketball is a team sport, the objective being to shoot a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules.

Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports.

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* 1940 – Basketball is televised for the first time ( Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden ).

Basketball is organised by Tolka Rovers.

The Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ).

* Iran Basketball Federation ( IBF ) is a basketball league in Iran

* 1946 – The National Basketball Association is created, with eleven original teams.

* In the video game NBA 2K12, " Basketball " is used in the opening video and is also part of the game's soundtrack.

Basketball is also fairly a big sport in the city, including the clubs Malbas and SF Srbija among others.

Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as " the voice of basketball.

The National Basketball Association ( NBA ) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America.

It is an active member of USA Basketball ( USAB ), which is recognized by FIBA ( also known as the International Basketball Federation ) as the national governing body for basketball in the United States.

* 1967 – The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland, California.

A contributor to the growth of sneaker collecting is the continued worldwide popularity of the Air Jordan line of sneakers designed by Nike for Basketball star Michael Jordan.

They ultimately changed the lyrics from " The ball is kicked " to " The ball is tipped ", and the song is now played at the end of the network's NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship coverage.

She also was a great-grandniece of Giovanni Schiaparelli, an Italian astronomer who believed he had discovered the supposed canals of Mars, and a great-grandniece of art expert Bernard Berenson ( 1865 – 1959 ) and his sister Senda Berenson ( 1868 – 1954 ), an athlete and educator who was one of the first two women elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

The stadium also features a retractable roof, with electrification technology developed by VAHLE, Inc. Other than being the home of the Colts, the stadium will host games in both the Men's and Women's NCAA Basketball Tournaments and will serve as the back up host for all NCAA Final Four Tournaments.

Allen also owns two professional sports teams, the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ( NFL ), and the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ).

Winfield was also drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association.

The Metrodome also hosted the 1992 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, making it the only stadium to host both events in the same calendar year.

* Great Taste Coffee Makers, also known as Presto, a Philippine Basketball Association team

1996 also saw the release of Space Jam and its soundtrack, on which White had a duet with Chris Rock, called " Basketball Jones ," a remake of Cheech & Chong's " Basketball Jones " from 1974.

Basketball and volleyball also have strong traditions in Sofia.

Buck also broadcast for the St. Louis Hawks and Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association, and called professional wrestling, boxing, and bowling at various times in his career.

* Ron Mercer, American former basketball player at the University of Kentucky who also had a career in the National Basketball Association

Charlotte was also one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, and was previously one of the three in-state regional homes to the American Basketball Association's Carolina Cougars, from 1969 to 1974.

Bankers Life Fieldhouse also hosts the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament and hosted the 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four.

The Jazz also named Dennis Lindsey as GM and Kevin O ' Connor as Vice President of Basketball Operations.

The arena is also host to the Big East Men's Basketball Conference Tournament.

It has also garnered considerable national attention from its recent success in these sports: in particular, three-time Division I NCAA Football champion Appalachian State Mountaineers, who stunned the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines 34 – 32 on September 1, 2007 ; and from the Davidson Wildcats, who reached the Elite Eight in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by upsetting power programs Gonzaga ( a mid-major school which became a power program in the 2000s ), Georgetown and Wisconsin.

* Baskonia ( also known as Caja Laboral ), Basketball team in the ACB.

Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball.

In addition to organized sports betting, both legal and illegal, there are many side-betting games played by casual groups of spectators, such as NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket Pools, Super Bowl Squares, Fantasy Sports Leagues with monetary entry fees and winnings, and in-person spectator games like Moundball.

** Eight players from the 1950 team played for Head Coach John Longfellow as the United States ' Gold Medal Basketball team at the inaugural 1951 Pan-American Games.

* 1946 – The New York Knicks played against the Toronto Huskies at the Maple Leaf Gardens, in the first Basketball Association of America game.

Under Kahler, the women's basketball program reached the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament 14 times and played in the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship game in 1988 and 1990.

Basketball games are played in the 2, 500 seat, McKinnon Gymasium.

In the United States and Canada, National Basketball Association and National Hockey League games, which are usually played at night during the week, are frequently played during daytime hours-often broadcast on national television.

On February 15, 2005, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that Donna Orender, who had been serving as the Senior Vice President of the PGA Tour and who had played for several teams in the now-defunct Women's Pro Basketball League, would be Ackerman's successor as of April 2005.

* Butler ( basketball ), a team based in Butler, Ohio that played in the Central Basketball League in the 1906-07 season

John Amaechi, who played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers ( as well as internationally with Panathinaikos BC of the Greek Basketball League and Kinder Bologna of the Italian Basketball League ), came out in February 2007 on ESPN's Outside the Lines program.

Most major Australian sporting codes are played in Bundaberg, including ; Rowing, Basketball, Cricket, Golf, Lawn bowls, Netball, Tennis, Rugby league, Football, Hockey, Australian Rules Football, and Softball.

An original member of the American Basketball Association ( ABA ), the Nets were founded in 1967 and initially played in Teaneck, New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans.

The club's home games are played at Staples Center, an arena shared with the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ), and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

The NCAA Division III National Football Championship, also known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, as well as the Division III Men's Basketball Championship, are played there annually.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Arnie Risen was born in Williamstown and played for Williamstown High School.

The gym has also played host to the 2006 Indiana Class 3A Basketball Champs and the 2007 Class 4A Volleyball Champions

* George Crowe ( brother of Ray ), was the first Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1939, and played professional baseball with a variety of teams

* 1914-1916 Red Line Basketball Team marked telephone poles by day, played ball by night, marking the highway to Colorado.

Was drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 National Basketball Association Draft by the Houston Rockets but played the majority of his career with the San Antonio Spurs in the ABA.

The Quincy Chiefs of the minor league Eastern Basketball Association ( the predecessor to the current Continental Basketball Association ) played a single season in 1977-78, and was coached and managed by current Boston Celtics executive Leo Papile.