Worldwide interest in the sport is what the International Basketball Federation had in mind when it voted in 1989 to let NBA players participate in the Olympics.

1989年，当国际篮联就NBA球员参加奥运会举行投票时，就预见到了由此而带来的世界性热潮。

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The Secretary-General of the International Basketball Federation, Patrick Baumann, says many promising or established basketball players have lost their lives in road accidents.

国际篮球联合会秘书长帕特里克鲍曼说，很多有希望的或是已经很棒的篮球员已经在交通事故中失去了他们的生命。

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Basketball court: The dimension of individual basketball courts vary, a playing area 28m long and 15m wide is considered standard for FIBA (International basketball Federation).

篮球场地：篮球的场地大小有别，FIBA(国际篮联)标准的场地长28米、宽15米。

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