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There are a lot of rules to basketball like every sport. If you don't follow the rules you may get kicked out the game or get benched. Sometimes the referee doesn't see but because he doesn't see it the first time doesn't mean you can do it all the time. The rules to the game are:

  1. Players must bounce or dribble the ball.
  2. Players must have one chance to dribble. That means once you pick the ball up you must shoot or pass
  3. The ball and the ball handler must stay in bounds
  4. Players must be on top of the ball while dribbling
  5. Only 5 players on the court at all times
  6. Score more than your opponent to win
  7. Score within the shot clock
  8. Dribbling advances the ball
  9. The offense has 5 seconds to inbound the ball
  10. The offense must advance the ball

There are more rules to the game but those are the most important rules for basketball.

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