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History of Basketball

The history of basketball is much easier them in WWII and the history of
to trace than other sports. It is clear basketball became global.
that Dr. James Naismith is credited with U.S. colleges accepted the game and began
creating basketball and much of to have it as a standard college sport.
basketball history. Dr. Naismith, born in College basketball history took off
1861 in Ontario, Canada first came up around the late 1890's and the first
with the concept of basketball during his college game began at the Madison Square
youth school days in the area where he Garden in New York.
played a game that involved knocking a Professional basketball history first
rock off an object by attempting to throw began when the National Basketball League
another rock at it. The game obviously was created in the late 1800's around
evolved from there and began the history 1898. The league however did not last
of basketball. and was broken up after 5 years providing
Mr. Naismith taught at the YMCA School in a rough start to basketball history. The
Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, where break up just led to a number of random
the sport of basketball was created. He leagues forming themselves in the early
was faced with a problem of finding a 1900's and each was very loosely
sport that could be played indoors during organized. Ironically enough the first
the harsh Massachusetts winters. He super team was the Celtics but they were
needed to come up with a game that could from New York City not Boston. The
be played in and outdoors and one that famous Harlem globetrotters were also
adopted a sense of skill and not just founded around this time in 1927 and hold
brawn. He first developed the game by a place in basketball history as being
involving a soccer ball and two peach the most entertaining of basketball
baskets, who would have ever thought teams.
basketball history, could come from a It wasn't until 1949 that two
soccer ball. professional basketball leagues the NBL
In addition to creating basketball Dr. and the BAA merged to create what we all
Naismith became a medical doctor focused know now as the National Basketball
on sports science and was a minister. Association or the NBA. The Boston
Naismith watched his sport grow to become Celtics dominated the NBA from the late
one of the world's most popular sports 1950s through the 1960s. By the 1960s,
that saw its entrance in the Olympics in professional teams had formed throughout
1936 at Berlin and he fixed himself a the United States and basketball was a
spot in basketball history. mainstream powerhouse. Players such as
The history of basketball began with Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russel and Kareem
teams of five and was the sports standard Abdul-Jabar all became household names
by 1897. The sport became popular to that drew millions to watch them play as
both men and women and began to spread they all found a spot in basketball
throughout Canada and the US. The US history.
servicemen took the sport overseas with




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