United States national basketball teams
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The United States national basketball teams are the official men's and women's squads that represent the U.S. in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics and FIBA World Cups.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3146368 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States national basketball teams Context triple: [United States women's national basketball team, category, United States national basketball teams]
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United States men's national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team is the dominant international squad representing the U.S. in global competitions like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, historically featuring many of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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USA Basketball
USA Basketball is the national governing body that oversees and organizes the United States’ men’s and women’s national basketball teams and related international competition programs.
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United States men's national basketball team (youth)
The United States men's national youth basketball team is the junior-level national squad that represents the U.S. in international under-age basketball competitions and develops future stars for the senior national team.
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United States women's national basketball team
The United States women's national basketball team is the dominant international women's basketball squad representing the U.S., renowned for its multiple Olympic and FIBA World Cup gold medals and deep roster of WNBA stars.
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United States 3x3 national basketball teams
The United States 3x3 national basketball teams are the official American men's and women's squads that compete in international FIBA 3x3 basketball competitions, including the World Cup and Olympic Games.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United States national basketball teams Target entity description: The United States national basketball teams are the official men's and women's squads that represent the U.S. in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics and FIBA World Cups.
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A.
United States men's national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team is the dominant international squad representing the U.S. in global competitions like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, historically featuring many of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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B.
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is the national governing body that oversees and organizes the United States’ men’s and women’s national basketball teams and related international competition programs.
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C.
United States men's national basketball team (youth)
The United States men's national youth basketball team is the junior-level national squad that represents the U.S. in international under-age basketball competitions and develops future stars for the senior national team.
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United States women's national basketball team
The United States women's national basketball team is the dominant international women's basketball squad representing the U.S., renowned for its multiple Olympic and FIBA World Cup gold medals and deep roster of WNBA stars.
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United States 3x3 national basketball teams
The United States 3x3 national basketball teams are the official American men's and women's squads that compete in international FIBA 3x3 basketball competitions, including the World Cup and Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Subject: United States national basketball teams Description of subject: The United States national basketball teams are the official men's and women's squads that represent the U.S. in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics and FIBA World Cups.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States women's national basketball team
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category
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United States national basketball teams
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Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America
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represents
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United States of America in FIBA competitions
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linked to: United States national basketball teams
Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America
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jurisdiction
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United States national basketball teams
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linked to: United States national basketball teams
linked to: United States national basketball teams