Basketball rules
Rules by form of the sport
- Winning the game
- Scoring: one and two points
- The court and the ball
- Teams and substitutions
- Starting the game and the check-ball
- Clearing the ball
- The 12-second shot clock
- Time-outs
- Violations
- Back to the basket
- Jump ball situations
- Goaltending and interference
- Fouls and free throws
- Team fouls
- Technical fouls
- Unsportsmanlike and disqualifying fouls
- Referees and the challenge
- Forfeits, defaults and protests
- Standings and tie-breaks
- How 3x3 differs from basketball
- Scoring
- Game length and overtime
- The shot clock
- Time-outs
- Jump balls and the possession arrow
- Winning, forfeits and standings
- Dribbling and the double dribble
- Travelling
- Out of bounds and kicking the ball
- Throw-ins
- The 3-second rule
- The 5-second rule
- The 8-second rule and the backcourt
- Goaltending and basket interference
- Fouls
- Charge or block
- Screens
- Shooting fouls
- Team fouls and the bonus
- Fouling out
- Free throws
- Double fouls
- Technical fouls
- Disruptive fouls
- Flagrant fouls
- Disqualifying fouls and fighting
- The team and the kit
- Substitutions
- Injuries
- Coaches and the captain
- Referees and table officials
- Instant replay and the coach's challenge
- The court