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Глава 5: Экипировка и технологии

10 тестов · 100 фактов · обновлено 24 октября 2026 г. · 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.

Тест 1the history of the ballПройти тест

  1. Naismith asked for a ball made for the new game.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

  2. Each new commissioner's name replaces the last.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

  3. Earlier balls were a darker brown.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com) · знание

  4. The same firm makes leather for American footballs.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

  5. Spalding had made the NBA ball since 1983.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

  6. The company is based in Hiroshima.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

  7. From 1983 to 2021.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

  8. The 1890s, the late 1950s, 2006 and 2021.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

  9. 1876, 1913 and 1958.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

  10. The ball was meant to stand out for the new women's league.

    Источник: Spalding (spalding.com); Wilson (wilson.com); Molten (molten.co.jp); NBA (nba.com); WNBA (wnba.com) · знание

5.52Hoops, Nets and Shattered Backboards

Chuck Connors, Chocolate Thunder, Shaq in Phoenix and the spare basket.

Тест 1broken backboards and basketsПройти тест

  1. He starred as The Rifleman.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com) · знание

  2. One of them was in Kansas City.

    Источник: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · знание

  3. He named his dunks too, with long rhyming titles.

    Источник: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · знание

  4. He said he practised dunks there.

    Источник: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · знание

  5. The 24-second clock on top came down with it.

    Источник: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · знание

  6. Every broken board stopped a game for a long time.

    Источник: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · знание

  7. Changing a broken unit can then take minutes rather than an hour.

    Источник: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · знание

  8. 1946, 1979 and 1988.

    Источник: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com) · знание

  9. 1975, 1979 and 1993.

    Источник: NBA History and NBA.com (nba.com) · знание

  10. The broadcaster Bill Raftery shouted 'Send it in, Jerome!'

    Источник: University of Pittsburgh Athletics (pittsburghpanthers.com); ESPN (espn.com) · знание

5.53Sneakers Through Time

Converse, the shell toe, the Clyde, Air Force 1, the Pump and the $15 shoe.

Тест 1the history of basketball shoesПройти тест

  1. It was a basketball shoe long before it became a fashion shoe.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  2. Many NBA players wore it in the 1970s.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  3. It was one of the first shoes named after an NBA player.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  4. It was designed by Bruce Kilgore.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  5. Dee Brown pumped his up before dunking in the 1991 contest.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  6. He trained as an architect before joining Nike.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  7. He wanted children to afford good basketball shoes.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  8. 1917, 1969, 1982 and 1985.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  9. 1973, 1985 and 2006.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

  10. The deal was worth about $305 million.

    Источник: Converse (converse.com); adidas (adidas-group.com); Puma (about.puma.com); Nike (about.nike.com); Reebok (reebok.com) · знание

5.54Shorts, Jerseys and Uniforms

Baggy shorts, tear-aways, sleeves, editions, patches and short shorts.

Тест 1uniforms through timeПройти тест

  1. Young players everywhere copied the look.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  2. Snap buttons ran down each leg.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  3. Some players were seen tugging at the sleeves during games.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  4. The editions also include Association and Statement.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  5. The patches appeared from the 2017-18 season.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  6. He wore it with Boston for fourteen seasons.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  7. His shorts became one of the NBA's jokes.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  8. 1992, 2013 and 2017.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  9. From 2001, 2006 and 2017.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

  10. The kit had short sleeves, like a T-shirt.

    Источник: NBA uniform histories (nba.com); University of Michigan Athletics (mgoblue.com) · знание

5.55Goggles, Masks and Sleeves

Kareem, Rambis, Grant, Worthy, Kobe's black mask and Iverson's sleeve.

Тест 1famous goggles, masks and sleevesПройти тест

  1. Opponents' fingers kept catching his eyes under the basket.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  2. Fans called him Clark Kent.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  3. He wore them through three title seasons.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  4. He was Finals MVP in 1988.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  5. He had broken his nose in the All-Star Game.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  6. He had a detached retina.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  7. It often hangs half out of his mouth.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  8. The 1970s, 2001 and 2012.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  9. 2003, 2012 and 2014.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

  10. He first wore it because of a swollen elbow.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); team histories on the teams' official sites · знание

5.56Ice Under the Floor

Arenas shared with ice hockey and the changeover between games.

Тест 1courts laid over iceПройти тест

  1. It opened in 2001.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  2. Arena crews can do it between an afternoon and an evening game.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  3. The panels lock together like a puzzle.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  4. The arena also hosted the Kings hockey team and the Sparks.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  5. The two teams sometimes play there on the same day.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  6. The arena opened in 1999.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  7. Insulated boards keep the cold away from the court.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  8. The ice itself stays frozen underneath.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  9. About 61 x 26 m, 28 x 15 m and 15 x 11 m.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  10. The court sits on insulated boards laid over the frozen rink.

    Источник: Arena operators' official sites (msg.com; cryptoarena.com; scotiabankarena.com; americanairlinescenter.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

5.57Replay, Cameras and Tracking

Instant replay, the Replay Center, challenges and tracking cameras.

Тест 1replay and trackingПройти тест

  1. Officials could check whether a last shot beat the clock.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  2. Officials there review plays from every game.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  3. A successful challenge is kept by the coach.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  4. Second Spectrum took over in 2017.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  5. They say which calls were right or wrong.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  6. Hawk-Eye also checks line calls in tennis.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  7. A starter covers more than 3 km in a typical game.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  8. 2002, 2013, 2014 and 2019.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  9. From 2013, 2017 and 2023.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  10. SportVU recorded 25 frames a second.

    Источник: NBA Official, 'Replay Center' and 'Last Two Minute Reports' (official.nba.com); NBA (nba.com) · знание

5.58Measuring Players

Barefoot heights, the Draft Combine, wingspan, reach and big hands.

Тест 1how players are measuredПройти тест

  1. Listed heights had grown by an inch or two with shoes.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  2. Prospects are measured and tested there before the draft.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  3. Players shuffle, sprint and backpedal round the lane.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  4. The rim is 3.05 m high.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  5. They measured 9.75 inches long and 11.25 inches wide.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  6. A long wingspan for one's height helps on defence.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  7. He stood 2.31 m tall.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  8. Reach adds the arm stretched up above the head.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  9. About 2.31 m, 2.24 m and 2.06 m.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

  10. Many great defenders have a wingspan well beyond their height.

    Источник: NBA Draft Combine measurements (nba.com/stats/draft/combine) · знание

5.59Wheelchairs and Adaptive Basketball

How game chairs are built, the first teams and Special Olympics Unified play.

Тест 1wheelchair and adaptive basketballПройти тест

  1. Veterans of the Second World War formed the first teams.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  2. A guard's chair is set up differently from a centre's.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  3. A light chair turns and speeds up faster.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  4. Straps let players tilt the chair to reach higher.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  5. He won three Paralympic golds with Canada.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  6. Teammates of mixed ability play side by side.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  7. The push rims are hard on bare skin.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  8. The mid-1940s, 1948 and 1960.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  9. The small wheel at the back stops the chair tipping over.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

  10. Camber makes the chair steadier and quicker to turn.

    Источник: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (iwbf.org); International Paralympic Committee (paralympic.org); Special Olympics (specialolympics.org) · знание

5.60The Companies Behind the Kit

Spalding, Wilson, adidas and Puma, Nike, Converse, Li-Ning and Under Armour.

Тест 1the companies that make the kitПройти тест

  1. He opened his sporting goods shop in Chicago in 1876.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  2. It first made goods such as racket strings from by-products.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  3. Adi and Rudolf Dassler split their shoe firm in 1948.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  4. Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman started it.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  5. Marquis Mills Converse started it in Malden.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  6. Li Ning won three golds at the 1984 Olympics.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  7. He played for the University of Maryland.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  8. 1876, 1908, 1949 and 1964.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  9. 1948, 1958 and 1990.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

  10. Her name in Greek is Nike.

    Источник: The companies' own histories: Spalding, Converse, adidas, Puma, Nike, Molten, Li-Ning (lining.com), Under Armour (about.underarmour.com), Wilson · знание

Источники

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