Rim (basketball)

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Typical professional hoop with backboard

The rim is a piece of basketball equipment, the circular metal ring holding up the net. It hangs from the backboard. The rim had a diameter of 18 inches.[1] A slam dunk requires one to jump high enough to get his hand above or over the rim.[2] Today there are breakaway rims.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Norman D. Graubart. The Science of Basketball. p. 20.
  2. ^ Inside the Cage. p. 92.