After the regular season, eight teams from each conference compete in the playoffs for the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy[7] The NBA gets high ratings on television.

[18] Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, NBA players have represented the United States in international competition and won numerous important tournaments.

[22][23] The National Federation of State High School Associations featured 541,479 boys and 429,504 girls in basketball teams as of the 2014–15 season.

[citation needed] Indiana has 10 of the 12 largest high school gyms in the United States,[25] and is famous for its basketball passion, known as Hoosier Hysteria.

[27][28][29][30][31][32][33] The North Carolina Tar Heels drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of college basketball.

[44] The women's national team has won eight Olympic gold medals and ten FIBA World Cups.