How High Is The Basketball Hoop In The NBA?

The regulation height of a basketball hoop in the NBA league is 10 feet/3,048 meters from the ground. 

A height has remained unchanged since the inception of the game because it was and still is challenging enough for the players to need a certain skill set in an attempt to score. Another reason the height stayed the same is the universality that allows the athletes to practice and refine their skills in an unchanging environment.

This height became standard in 1891 when James Naismith invented basketball and nailed the peach basket, which later, in 1906, became hoops with nets that we are familiar with today.

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