Posted by John on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 2:32am.
The structure is called the backboard and the ring (with net) is called the basket, or the "hoop". The net is just called the net.
Throwing the basketball through the ring without touching the rim is call "swishing" or hitting "nothing but net".
Basketball if full of colorful expressions, such as the "slam dunk".
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