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Why Are Basketball Hoops 10 Feet High?: Media

Athletes of all ages play organized basketball with hoops that are 10 feet off the ground. Why is that?

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Why are basketball hoops 10 feet high?
When James Naismith invented the sport in 1891, he hung the peach baskets that served...
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