Basket (basketball)
The basket or hoop is a piece of basketball equipment, consisting of the rim and net. It hangs from the backboard. The first basket was a peach basket installed by James Naismith.[1] The bottom was eventually cut out of the basket, and the basket was eventually replaced with the metal rim and net.[2][3][4] Today there are breakaway rims.

Typical professional hoop with backboard
A field goal is a shot that goes through the basket.
References
- "First College Basketball Game". www.americaslibrary.gov.
- A Short History of Basketball - Indiana Edition, Paul R. Wonning, 2022
- "The Basketball Hoop: A History". SportsRec.
- "History of Basketball Hoop: Hot Hoops". SportsRec.
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