Basketball

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The invention of Basketball

James Naismith, a teacher at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, is credited with inventing basketball in 1891. Naismith was Canadian.

Hoop and Backboard The first hoop was like a peach with a bottom and

every time a team scores, the referee would climb a ladder to get the ball.

Backboards were made from wire. Backboards were used so that the spectators behind the basket would not play around with the ball.

The Ball

Basketball was first played with a soccer ball until it was changed in 1929.

Olympic Game

The game became an official Olympic event at the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in 1936.

Basketball Shoes

Some Facts for the Fans Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played 20 seasons in the NBA, holds the

record for most points scored in a career with 38,387. On March 2, 1962, Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100

points in one game against New York. That is the most one player has ever scored in one game.

The NBA instituted the three-pointer before the 1979-80 season. Michael Jordan, who retired in January 1999 but returned to the league

in 2001, has scored more points (5,987) in the playoffs than any other player.

Don’t need to be tall to play

Muggsy Bogues is the smallest NBA player in history, standing tall at 5’3”.

The Tallest PlayerPaul Sturgess of the United Kingdom is the tallest professional basketball player with a height of 7’8” (2.32 m).Gheorghe Muresan (Romania) and Manute Bol (Sudan) are the tallest players in the history of NBA with the same height i.e. 7’7” (2.31 m).

Anyone can play

Guess who?

The most dangerous game

Basketball causes more injuries than any other professional sport besides American Football, in USA.1. Basketball: 512,2132. Bicycling: 485,6693. Football: 418,260

Evolution

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