Basketball Stars
This person's nickname is Air Jordan.
Who is Micheal Jordan?
When you pass the ball from hand to hand in front of you.
What is a crossover?
The line in the middle of the court.
What is the midcourt line?
When you try to keep the other team from shooting.
What is defense?
This player is generally associated with the number 23.
Who is LeBron James?
When you pass the ball from hand to hand by bouncing it through your legs.
Between the legs?
The end of the basketball court.
What is the baseline?
The person who leads the plays.
Who is the point guard?
He was the first black man to play professional basketball.
Who is Earl Lloyd?
When you pass the ball from hand to hand behind you.
What is behind the back?
The glass pane behind the hoop.
What is the backboard?
The tallest person on the team, who plays near the basket.
Who is the center?
She was the first woman ever drafted into the NBA.
Who is Denise Long?
When you make a defender think you are going one way, but then you go the other.
What is a jab?
The line that people shoot at if they are fouled.
What is the foul line?
Someone big and strong who is usually responsible for rebounding and some scoring in the paint.
Who is the power forward?
This person is the shortest basketball player to ever play in the NBA.
Who is Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues?
When a person fakes a shot, then actually shoots the ball.
What is a pump fake?
The semicircle that extends around the foul line.
What is the three-point line?
Also known as the two, this players main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense.
What is the shooting guard?