Official Basketball Rules

All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
FIBA Official Basketball Rules	3
FIBA basketball rules	2
FIBA rules	2
Official Basketball Rules of FIBA	2
FIBA basketball rules (modified)	1
FIBA rules (with modifications)	1
Official Basketball Rules canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1141730 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Official Basketball Rules
Context triple: [FIBA, publishes, Official Basketball Rules]

A. NBA rules
NBA rules are the official regulations that govern how professional basketball is played, officiated, and organized in the National Basketball Association.
B. NBA referees
NBA referees are professional officials responsible for enforcing the league’s rules, maintaining game flow, and ensuring fair play during National Basketball Association games.
C. Official Baseball Rules
The Official Baseball Rules is the formal rulebook that defines how professional baseball is played and officiated in Major League Baseball.
D. NBA.com
NBA.com is the official website of the National Basketball Association, providing news, scores, statistics, video highlights, and other league-related content.
E. NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement is the labor contract between the league and the players’ union that sets the rules for player contracts, salaries, trades, free agency, and other key aspects of NBA operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Official Basketball Rules
Target entity description: The Official Basketball Rules are the globally recognized regulations that define how basketball is played in organized competition under the governance of FIBA.

A. NBA rules
NBA rules are the official regulations that govern how professional basketball is played, officiated, and organized in the National Basketball Association.
B. NBA referees
NBA referees are professional officials responsible for enforcing the league’s rules, maintaining game flow, and ensuring fair play during National Basketball Association games.
C. Official Baseball Rules
The Official Baseball Rules is the formal rulebook that defines how professional baseball is played and officiated in Major League Baseball.
D. NBA.com
NBA.com is the official website of the National Basketball Association, providing news, scores, statistics, video highlights, and other league-related content.
E. NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement is the labor contract between the league and the players’ union that sets the rules for player contracts, salaries, trades, free agency, and other key aspects of NBA operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball rules ⓘ sport rules ⓘ
appliesToSport	basketball ⓘ
define	24-second shot clock rules ⓘ 5-second closely guarded rule ⓘ 8-second backcourt rule ⓘ alternating possession rule ⓘ basketball equipment specifications ⓘ bench decorum ⓘ captain responsibilities ⓘ coach responsibilities ⓘ court dimensions ⓘ disqualifying foul ⓘ double dribble violation ⓘ forfeit conditions ⓘ fouls ⓘ free throw procedures ⓘ game timing ⓘ goal counts and cancellations ⓘ goaltending and basket interference ⓘ instant replay procedures ⓘ jump ball procedures ⓘ live ball and dead ball ⓘ overtime procedures ⓘ player disqualification criteria ⓘ player positions and roles ⓘ playing regulations for basketball ⓘ protest procedures ⓘ referee powers and duties ⓘ scoring system ⓘ substitution procedures ⓘ table officials’ duties ⓘ team control ⓘ team foul penalties ⓘ technical foul ⓘ three-point field goal criteria ⓘ throw-in procedures ⓘ timeout rules ⓘ travelling violation ⓘ uniform and number requirements ⓘ unsportsmanlike foul ⓘ violations ⓘ
governingBody	FIBA ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
primaryJurisdiction	FIBA member federations ⓘ
publisher	FIBA ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
updatedBy	FIBA Technical Commission ⓘ linked to: FIBA
updateFrequency	periodic ⓘ
usedIn	FIBA-sanctioned competitions ⓘ international basketball competitions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

FIBA → publishes → Official Basketball Rules ⓘ

NBA franchise → followsRulesOf → FIBA basketball rules (modified) ⓘ

subject linked to: NBA franchises