Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender’s hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court) while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points unless made from behind the three-point line when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops, and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two, or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

LeBron James:

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LeBron Raymone James Sr., an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, was born on December 30, 1984. (NBA). James, widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA players of all time, is often compared to Michael Jordan in discussions over who is the best basketball player of all time.

Michael Jordan:

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player who goes by the initials MJ. He is the majority owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA and 23XI Racing of the NASCAR Cup Series. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.

Stephen Curry:

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Wardell Stephen “Steph” Curry II, a professional basketball player with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, was born on March 14, 1988. (NBA). He has been dubbed the best sniper in NBA history by many critics and players. He is credited with changing the game of basketball and convincing players to use the three-point shot on a daily basis. Curry, a seven-time NBA All-Star, has twice been named NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and has led the Warriors to three NBA championships.

Shaquille O’Neal:

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Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal (born March 6, 1972) is a retired professional basketball player in the United States who now works as a sports analyst for ESPN’s Inside the NBA. O’Neal was a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who won four NBA championships in his 19-year career. O’Neal is widely considered as one of the all-time great basketball players and centers. After playing college basketball for the LSU Tigers, O’Neal was selected first overall in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. He soon established himself as one of the league’s best centers, earning Rookie of the Year in 1992–93 and leading his team to the NBA Finals in 1995. O’Neal signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent after four years with the Magic.

Kobe Bryant:

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Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an NBA basketball player in the United States. He played shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association for his entire 20-year career (NBA). Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. He was also an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), Bryant has also twice led the NBA in scoring and is fourth all-time in the regular season and playoff scoring in the league.

Kevin Durant:

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Kevin Wayne Durant, also known by his initials KD, is an NBA basketball player with the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He was born on September 29, 1988. (NBA). He was the second overall selection in the 2007 NBA draught by the Seattle SuperSonics after one season of college basketball at the University of Texas. He spent nine seasons with the team, which changed its name to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, before joining the Golden State Warriors in 2016, where he won back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947) is a retired professional basketball player who played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA pick, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member throughout his tenure as a center. Abdul-Jabbar was a part of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach and was named NBA Finals MVP twice.

Wilt Chamberlain:

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Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball center that is generally remembered as one of the sport’s greatest stars. He was a member of the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers (NBA). Before entering the NBA, he played for the University of Kansas and the Harlem Globetrotters. Chamberlain was 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall as a rookie and weighed 250 pounds (110 kg) before raising his weight to 275 pounds (125 kg) and then to over 300 pounds (140 kg) with the Lakers.

Magic Johnson:

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Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player and former president of basketball operations for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers (NBA). Johnson, who spent 13 seasons with the Lakers and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, is widely considered as the best point guard of all time. The Lakers drafted Johnson first overall in the 1979 NBA draught after he won titles in high school and college. In his rookie season, he won a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, and he went on to win four more titles with the Lakers in the 1980s.

James Harden:

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James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an NBA basketball player who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is one of the NBA’s most consistent scorers and has been dubbed the league’s best shooting guard as well as one of the league’s best overall stars.