cooperative organization of professional basketball leagues in Europe, it operated the EuroLeague and EuroCup before handing responsibility to the Euroleague Company. The name is a French acronym for "Union of European Leagues of Basketball". WNBA – The Women's National Basketball Association, the largest professional basketball league for women in the United States. Statistics 5×5 – A minimum of 5 in all positive stat categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks). Double-double – Double-digit figures in two positive statistical categories (example: 12 points, 14 rebounds) One trillion – A box score showing one minute played and zero for all other statistics, resulting in a one followed by twelve zeros—the conventional American rendering of "One trillion." Quadruple-double – Double-digit figures in four positive statistical categories (example: 12 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals) Triple-double – Double-digit figures in three positive statistical categories (example: 12 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists) Persons influential in the sport of basketball Contributors Dr. James Naismith – Inventor of the sport. Danny Biasone – Promoted the shot clock, an innovation widely considered to have saved the NBA in the 1950s. While he did not originate the concept of the shot clock, the 24-second duration used by the NBA and FIBA is his idea. David Stern – Commissioner of the NBA from 1984 to 2014, credited with shepherding the growth of the NBA during his tenure. Also the main driving force behind the creation of the WNBA. Dick Vitale – Former college and professional coach who achieved fame as a play-by-play announcer for college basketball on ESPN. A fixture with ESPN since the network's creation in 1979, he is most noted for his enthusiastic and often hyperactive announcing style. Players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – The all-time career scoring leader in NBA history, winner of six NBA titles (one with the Milwaukee Bucks and five with the Los Angeles Lakers) and a record six NBA MVP awards. Larry Bird – One of the greatest forwards in NBA history, Bird led the Boston Celtics as they battled the Los Angeles Lakers for NBA supremacy through the 1980s. His (friendly) personal rivalry with Magic Johnson (below) was a major force in the NBA's growth in the 1980s and beyond. Wilt Chamberlain – Arguably the most physically dominant player in basketball history, Chamberlain was one of the NBA's leading scorers and rebounders through the 1960s and into the early 1970s. Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel