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Basketball
A kind of ball · also called size 7 basketball
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A basketball is an inflated leather or rubber sphere measuring about 9.4 inches across used in court games.
Regulation sizes vary by league and player age, with standard men's balls having a 29.5-inch (75 cm) circumference and women's balls measuring 28.5 inches (72 cm). It is noticeably larger and heavier than both a standard soccer ball and a volleyball. Despite its bulk, two of these 9.4-inch (0.239 m) balls can fit side by side through a standard 18-inch (46 cm) rim at the same time.
From Wikipedia
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players each oppose one another on a rectangular court. Players compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through a hoop at each end of the court.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a basketball?
- A standard basketball has a diameter of 9.4 inches (0.239 m) and weighs 1.37 pounds (0.62 kg). This makes it about the same width as an average dinner plate.
Weight
1.37 lb (620 g)
- Length
- 9.41 in (23.9 cm)
- Height
- 9.41 in (23.9 cm)
Quick answer
A standard basketball has a diameter of 9.4 inches (0.239 m) and weighs 1.37 pounds (0.62 kg). This makes it about the same width as an average dinner plate.
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