The game consists of 5 players against 5 on the court at once. In all on the team there are 12 players. In the NBA there are 29 teams or 348 basketball players plus free agents. There are about 100 free agents. When your team doesn’t have the ball then the thing you want to do is prevent them from scoring or taking the ball away called defense. History. The game of basketball was invented by a guy from Canada …showed first 75 words of 914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 914 total…court. Basketball requires teamwork, quick reactions, and endurance. Taller players have advantages because they can reach higher to the hoop to get rebounds or make a dunk. However, smaller players also make contributions to their team by dribbling and making distant shots, like three pointers. A regulation basketball court is 96' long and 50' wide. Courts for high school games may be 84' long. Newer high school gyms however are coming out with 94' courts.