Facts about Basketball

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   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook shot had a release point so high that defenders could rarely block it during his 20-season NBA career, making it nearly unstoppable.

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   Stephen Curry's 402 three-pointers in the 2015-16 season broke his own previous record of 286, fundamentally transforming how modern basketball teams construct their offensive strategies.

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   Shaquille O'Neal wore size 22 shoes, the largest in NBA history, requiring custom equipment that cost teams thousands of dollars annually during his playing career.

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   Michael Jordan's vertical leap was measured at 48 inches, allowing him to dunk from the free throw line 15 feet away during his playing career.

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   Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game on March 2, 1962, a record that remains unbroken after over six decades of professional basketball.

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   In 1891, James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts by hanging a peach basket on a 10-foot-high railing as an indoor winter activity for students.

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   The NBA three-point line moved from 23 feet 9 inches to 22 feet in 1994 to increase scoring and viewer engagement during the competition.

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