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personal foul
Personal Foul While on defense, players are trying to get possession of the ball (a steal) and block the offense from shooting. They can do this by staying close to the offensive player and waving their arms, but players CANNOT physically touch each other or “reach” into the player’s personal space. -
First African American nba player
"Sweetwater" Clifton became the first to sign an NBA contract when he signed with New York. -
Free throw line
In 1951, the NBA widened the area from the free-throw line to the basket, known as the lane, to 12 feet. -
Three point line
The distance from the basket to the three-point line varies by competition level: in the National Basketball Association (NBA) the arc is 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 m) from center of the basket. -
dunk
A slam dunk, also simply dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by putting the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands.
