How do you define basketball?

Answer 1

'Basketball' is defined as:

1) a team game invented in the United States played on a rectangular court in which five players on a side pass, dribble, and shoot a round inflated ball through a netted hoop attached to a backboard elevated above the floor to score points

2) the round inflated ball used in this game

Answer 2

Basketball is a team game with five players on a side in which each player attempts to throw a large inflated ball through an elevated hoop.