Koszykówka · Ciekawostki
Rozdział 5: Wyposażenie i technologia
10 testów · 100 faktów · zaktualizowano 24 października 2026 · markdown
The kit and the tools: the ball's story, broken backboards, sneakers and uniforms, famous goggles and masks, the ice under the floor, replay and tracking, how players are measured, game wheelchairs and the companies behind the kit.
5.51The Ball's Story
Spalding, the orange ball, the leather, the signature, Wilson, Molten and the WNBA's two-tone ball.
Test 1the history of the ballRozwiąż test
Naismith asked for a ball made for the new game.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
Each new commissioner's name replaces the last.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
Earlier balls were a darker brown.
Źródło: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com) · wiedza
The same firm makes leather for American footballs.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
Spalding had made the NBA ball since 1983.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
The company is based in Hiroshima.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
From 1983 to 2021.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
The 1890s, the late 1950s, 2006 and 2021.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
1876, 1913 and 1958.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
The ball was meant to stand out for the new women's league.
Źródło: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · wiedza
5.52Hoops, Nets and Shattered Backboards
Chuck Connors, Chocolate Thunder, Shaq in Phoenix and the spare basket.
Test 1broken backboards and basketsRozwiąż test
He starred as The Rifleman.
Źródło: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com) · wiedza
One of them was in Kansas City.
Źródło: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · wiedza
He named his dunks too, with long rhyming titles.
Źródło: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · wiedza
He said he practised dunks there.
Źródło: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · wiedza
The 24-second clock on top came down with it.
Źródło: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · wiedza
Every broken board stopped a game for a long time.
Źródło: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · wiedza
Changing a broken unit can then take minutes rather than an hour.
Źródło: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · wiedza
1946, 1979 and 1988.
Źródło: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com) · wiedza
1975, 1979 and 1993.
Źródło: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · wiedza
The broadcaster Bill Raftery shouted 'Send it in, Jerome!'
Źródło: University of Pittsburgh Athletics (pittsburghpanthers.com); ESPN (espn.com) · wiedza
5.53Sneakers Through Time
Converse, the shell toe, the Clyde, Air Force 1, the Pump and the $15 shoe.
Test 1the history of basketball shoesRozwiąż test
It was a basketball shoe long before it became a fashion shoe.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
Many NBA players wore it in the 1970s.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
It was one of the first shoes named after an NBA player.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
It was designed by Bruce Kilgore.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
Dee Brown pumped his up before dunking in the 1991 contest.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
He trained as an architect before joining Nike.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
He wanted children to afford good basketball shoes.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
1917, 1969, 1982 and 1985.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
1973, 1985 and 2006.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
The deal was worth about $305 million.
Źródło: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · wiedza
5.54Shorts, Jerseys and Uniforms
Baggy shorts, tear-aways, sleeves, editions, patches and short shorts.
Test 1uniforms through timeRozwiąż test
Young players everywhere copied the look.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
Snap buttons ran down each leg.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
Some players were seen tugging at the sleeves during games.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
The editions also include Association and Statement.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
The patches appeared from the 2017-18 season.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
He wore it with Boston for fourteen seasons.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
His shorts became one of the NBA's jokes.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
1992, 2013 and 2017.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
From 2001, 2006 and 2017.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
The kit had short sleeves, like a T-shirt.
Źródło: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · wiedza
5.55Goggles, Masks and Sleeves
Kareem, Rambis, Grant, Worthy, Kobe's black mask and Iverson's sleeve.
Test 1famous goggles, masks and sleevesRozwiąż test
Opponents' fingers kept catching his eyes under the basket.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
Fans called him Clark Kent.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
He wore them through three title seasons.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
He was Finals MVP in 1988.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
He had broken his nose in the All-Star Game.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
He had a detached retina.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
It often hangs half out of his mouth.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
The 1970s, 2001 and 2012.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
2003, 2012 and 2014.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
He first wore it because of a swollen elbow.
Źródło: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · wiedza
5.56Ice Under the Floor
Arenas shared with ice hockey and the changeover between games.
Test 1courts laid over iceRozwiąż test
It opened in 2001.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
Arena crews can do it between an afternoon and an evening game.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
The panels lock together like a puzzle.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
The two teams sometimes play there on the same day.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
The arena opened in 1999.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
Insulated boards keep the cold away from the court.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
The ice itself stays frozen underneath.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
About 61 x 26 m, 28 x 15 m and 15 x 11 m.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
The court sits on insulated boards laid over the frozen rink.
Źródło: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
5.57Replay, Cameras and Tracking
Instant replay, the Replay Center, challenges and tracking cameras.
Test 1replay and trackingRozwiąż test
Officials could check whether a last shot beat the clock.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
Officials there review plays from every game.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
A successful challenge is kept by the coach.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
Second Spectrum took over in 2017.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
They say which calls were right or wrong.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
Hawk-Eye also checks line calls in tennis.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
A starter covers more than 3 km in a typical game.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
2002, 2013, 2014 and 2019.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
From 2013, 2017 and 2023.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
SportVU recorded 25 frames a second.
Źródło: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · wiedza
5.58Measuring Players
Barefoot heights, the Draft Combine, wingspan, reach and big hands.
Test 1how players are measuredRozwiąż test
Listed heights had grown by an inch or two with shoes.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
Prospects are measured and tested there before the draft.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
Players shuffle, sprint and backpedal round the lane.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
The rim is 3.05 m high.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
They measured 9.75 inches long and 11.25 inches wide.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
A long wingspan for one's height helps on defence.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
He stood 2.31 m tall.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
Reach adds the arm stretched up above the head.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
About 2.31 m, 2.24 m and 2.06 m.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
Many great defenders have a wingspan well beyond their height.
Źródło: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · wiedza
5.59Wheelchairs and Adaptive Basketball
How game chairs are built, the first teams and Special Olympics Unified play.
Test 1wheelchair and adaptive basketballRozwiąż test
Veterans of the Second World War formed the first teams.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
A guard's chair is set up differently from a centre's.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
A light chair turns and speeds up faster.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
Straps let players tilt the chair to reach higher.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
He won three Paralympic golds with Canada.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
Teammates of mixed ability play side by side.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
The push rims are hard on bare skin.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
The mid-1940s, 1948 and 1960.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
The small wheel at the back stops the chair tipping over.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
Camber makes the chair steadier and quicker to turn.
Źródło: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · wiedza
5.60The Companies Behind the Kit
Spalding, Wilson, adidas and Puma, Nike, Converse, Li-Ning and Under Armour.
Test 1the companies that make the kitRozwiąż test
He opened his sporting goods shop in Chicago in 1876.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
It first made goods such as racket strings from by-products.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
Adi and Rudolf Dassler split their shoe firm in 1948.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman started it.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
Marquis Mills Converse started it in Malden.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
Li Ning won three golds at the 1984 Olympics.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
He played for the University of Maryland.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
1876, 1908, 1949 and 1964.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
1948, 1958 and 1990.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
Her name in Greek is Nike.
Źródło: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · wiedza
Źródła
Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA, FIBA, the EuroLeague, the NCAA, the WNBA, clubs' and universities' own histories, auction houses' published results and named reputable media.
- Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com)10
- NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com)10
- NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites10
- Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com)10
- NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com)10
- NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine)10
- International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org)10
- The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson10
- Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com)9
- NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com)7
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com)3
- University of Pittsburgh Athletics (pittsburghpanthers.com); ESPN (espn.com)1