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Basketball: Smithsonian's Got Game

Enjoy these basketball-related finds from across the Smithsonian. A curator at the National Museum of American History, chooses top NCAA picks among basketball history. Read about 1970s basketball and Ray Werner, wheelchair basketball pioneer. In "Leveling the Playing Field: Women's Basketball," learn about women's basketball in African American history.


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Basketball used in American Basketball Association games

Basketball signed by members of the U.S. "Dream Team"

Jersey for the Milwaukee Bucks worn and signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabar

Practice jersey worn by Cheryl Miler

Olympic uniform jersey and shorts worn by Lusia Harris

Shaq Attaq sneaker worn by Shaq

Warm up jacket worn by Jerry Armstrong for Texas Western

Basketball with laces

Basketball signed by Lusia Harris with wood base

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