Because they were allowed to
Indiana Pacers is the name of a professional basketball team in the NBA.
5 players on the court at one time, from each team
Uneven bars gymnastics, unicycle basketball and ultimate Frisbee are sports. Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association.
NBA, the National Basketball Association in the United States.
Uljana Semjonova is a retired Russian basketball player. She was one of the leading woman's basketball players in the world.
The Olympic games begin on the 8th of August 2008.
The inaugural Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010 will begin on 14 August.
Isiah Thomas and Allen Iverson are famous basketball players. Michael Irvin is a famous football player. Tom Izzo is the men's basketball head coach at Michigan State University.
Luge is an Olympic sport. The long jump is an Olympic sport.
Oscar De La Hoya is a boxer. Oscar Robertson is a basketball player. Otto Graham is a football player.
Basketball was invented in America by a P.E. teacher to begin with. Many people loved the new game he invented, and it started spreading rapidly. Eventually, the sport was made into a professional sport, the NBA, and caught on quickly.
The first Olympic games began in 776BC.