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1. The longest game of basketball lasted for a record - breaking 24 hours and was played by the Sun Coast Clippers.
 

2. The dribble is used most often by the point guard, or the player setting up an offense.
 

3. The clock stops when a foul is committed.
 

4. Baskets from beyond the arc count three points.
 

5. A missed shot that bounces into the field of play is rebound.
 

6. The 10-second rule began in 1932.
 

7.Each team has five players on the court at one time.
 

8. Breaking a rule can result in a foul.
 

9. Each basket rim is 10 feet above the floor.
 

10. The inventor of the game basketball was James Naismith.

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Basketball: Rules or the game.
By: Bryant LLoyd
 

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