Variations
Some variants of knockout allow players to use their basketballs to knock the ball away from the player shooting (considered a "bump"), therefore enabling that player to knock the other player out. However, the ball cannot be in grasp of the player; one cannot just go up to the player and knock his or her ball away. Also, once a player has made the basket, he or she cannot knock his or her opponent's ball away for the next player's sake. That is the next player's job. Some variants even allow a player to shoot their ball through the bottom of the hoop, knocking the other person's ball off course, preventing his or her ball from entering the hoop. Other variations include 'waiting' in which after (or before) a person has made his/her shot they are allowed to 'wait' for the next person to shoot. As soon as the ball is in the air the person that is waiting can alter the course of the ball by throwing theirs at it. They may also 'wait' until the ball is shot and then 'bump' it before the shooter gets it back after the shot. If the person that is 'waiting' misses the attempt at the shooters ball when it is in the air, they may keep waiting and try to shoot their ball through the bottom of the hoop at the shooters ball therefore 'bumping' the shooters ball out before it goes in. You are allowed to 'wait' until the person that was behind you makes a basket.
The game is most commonly played from the free-throw line, however variations of the game are played from the three-point line, or even the half-court line. Another variation is to start at the foul line, then the final three play from the three-point line.
In other variations, players would start from the free-throw line, then once a player is out, the line would move back a step, or much further. Once a player is out, he or she may come back in the game by catching someone's ball, but only if it has not hit the backboard or rim.
Another way to play is "ultimate", sometimes called "never-ending" style. If a player is knocked-out, he or she is out until the player who got him or her out is eliminated himself or herself, and that you can switch balls in this game.
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