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Basketball
Terms of or pertaining to the game of basketball which involves two teams of five players trying to work together to accumulate points by shooting or dunking a ball through a basket. The team with the most points by the end of the game wins.
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Holding
Sports; Basketball
When personal contact is made with an opponent which restricts their movement.(for example, physically grabbing a player driving to the basket).
Illegal Use of Elbow
Sports; Basketball
Moving one's elbow outside the cylinder to disadvantage an opponent. This mostly occurs during a post-up play situation, where either offense or defense attempt to gain a better position.
Pushing
Sports; Basketball
Called when a player moves or attempts to move an opponent with force, even if they do not have control of the ball.
Hand Checking
Sports; Basketball
Contact by the defense on a ballhandler that impedes a player's speed, quickness, rhythm, and/or balance.
Illegal Use of Hands
Sports; Basketball
Extending the hands outside the cylinder and causing illegal contact (for example, going for a steal but hitting the player's hand or arm, or hitting the arm of a shooter).
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