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{{Stub}}{{Infobox object
| owner = * {{CharacterLink|AI Adventurers}}
* {{CharacterLink|Anton}}
* {{CharacterLink|Po Chen}}
* {{EntityLink|Player}}
| first_appearance = ''[[Minecraft: The Crash]]''
| creator = {{w|James Naismith}}
| material = {{w|Rubber}}
| group1 = Woodsword Chronicles
| 1-1 = MCWSC Basketball.png
| 2-1 = AI Basketball.jpg
| group2 = AI Adventurers
}}

A '''basketball''' is a type of rubber ball used for recreational sports, usually {{Wikipedia|basketball}}. Within the [[Minecraft:Minecraft (franchise)|''Minecraft'' franchise]] it is a common subject within [[Minecraft:novels]] set in the real world.

== Appearance ==
A basketball is an orange ball, typically made of rubber, covered in black stripes, called "ribs." In [[Minecraft:AI Adventurers]], it is depicted as a perfect cube, following the traditional [[Minecraft:art style]] of {{MC}}.

== History ==
=== The Crash ===
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Prior to the events of the story, [[Minecraft:Anton]] was forced by his parents to start playing basketball, a sport he's not fond of. He nevertheless proved good enough to nearly earn a scholarship, but suffered a brain injury and admitted to  [[Minecraft:Holy Angels Hospital]].

=== Woodsword Chronicles ===
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=== Stonesword Saga ===
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=== Ironsword Academy ===
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=== AI Adventurers ===
Basketball is the focus of the third episode, [[Minecraft:AI in Action: Using AI Tools Responsibly]]. The video opens with [[Minecraft:Agent]] and [[Minecraft:Chicken]] watching a trick shot on their tablet, which inspires them to use generative AI to "design [their] own trick shot." They appear at a basketball court and go over their plan: they throw the ball, it goes past several landmarks entire continents away, and then into the net. This is deemed impossible, so they change from a GPS to a chatbot, which gives them a simple bounce maneuver. After giving it more detailed instructions, they come up with an elaborate machine made of many blocks, which almost misses the hoop. Quickly, Chicken rushes into the air, and manages to score.

== Appearances ==
* ''[[Minecraft: The Crash]]''
* {{Woodsword Chronicle|0|0}}
** {{Woodsword Chronicle|1|1}}
** {{Woodsword Chronicle|2|1}}
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* {{Woodsword Chronicle|0|2}}
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** {{Woodsword Chronicle|5|2}}
** {{Woodsword Chronicle|6|2}}
* {{Woodsword Chronicle|0|3}}
** {{Woodsword Chronicle|1|3}}
** {{Woodsword Chronicle|2|3}}
** {{Woodsword Chronicle|3|3}}
* [[Minecraft:AI Adventurers]]
** [[Minecraft:AI in Action: Using AI Tools Responsibly]]

== Trivia ==
* In 2023, a [[Minecraft:Mojang shorts|short]] was made of an [[Minecraft:allay]] simulating basketball using blocks.<ref>{{Cite Instagram|minecraft|Co-O0ZIgCle|An all-star team of allays can get things done! ⛹️|February 22, 2023}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:Jei-ling-basketball-x-1920x1080.jpg|Artwork of [[Minecraft:Character Creator|characters]] playing basketball
</gallery>

== References ==
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