History Of Basketball
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- Date 05-09-2017
History of Basketball
Basketball is the second most popular game in the world. It is played with a
ball and a hoop.
Players score points by shooting the ball through the hoop.
Dr. James Naismith
Inventor of the Game of ‘Basketball’
All sports lovers are thrilled to learn the history of basketball. In 1891, Dr.
James Naismith
invented the game for indoor play during the harsh winter of Massachusetts,
U.S.A
However, the first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets.
The sport began spread to colleges where the first basketball leagues were
formed. As the
sport gained popularity at the college level, professional leagues were formed
and in 1936.
basketball became an Olympic sport. Today the NBA (National Basketball
Association) is
one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world.
Basketball has had a number of players who helped make it popular as a
spectator sport and theyare; Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, and
Oscar Robinson. Among them the most famous and arguably the greatest basketball
player of all time is Michael Jordan