The Physics of the players
- In basketball, you need to be able to jump
off the floor to be able to make layups or jump
shots
- The force needed to get off the floor is a
frictional force (here)
- Also, gravity allows players to stay in
the air for a certain amount of time before
they fall back down
- There can also be a lot of contact in
between the players, so when there is contact,
there's the normal force from the 2 players
coming in contact and pushing on each other
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