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Assess : newly added and existing articles, maybe nominate some good B-class articles for GA; independently assess some as A-class, regardless of GA status.
Cleanup : * Sport governing body (this should-be-major article is in a shameful state) * Field hockey (History section needs sources and accurate information - very vague at the moment.) * Standardize Category:American college sports infobox templates to use same font size and spacing. * Sport in the United Kingdom - the Popularity section is incorrect and unsourced. Reliable data is required.
* Fix project template and/or "to do list" Current version causes tables of content to be hidden unless/until reader chooses "show."
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Expand : I find it curious that, like many teams on the floor, rebounding and exposition of the same is missing from this article.--Buckboard 01:27, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Update : The FIBA just changed the dimensions of the lane and the 3-point line. And you can hold the ball for two steps when going for a layup. Please update the page.
Other : What about basketball in other countries?
Maybe the picture should show an actual basketball game in action (with all the players)?
Semi-protected edit request on 8 October 2022[edit]
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I think that you should change the picture for this page, to Lebron James and Kobe Bryant in the same frame, if possible also with Steph curry. Thanks. 51.194.39.214 (talk) 08:44, 8 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Declined - in order for us to fulfil a picture change request, you need to provide the picture yourself. MadGuy7023 (talk) 08:50, 8 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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. 103.167.233.75 (talk) 14:09, 9 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Referencing and citation: not checked
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Declined - in order for us to fulfil a picture change request, you need to provide the picture yourself. MadGuy7023 (talk) 08:50, 8 October 2022 (UTC)