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Basketball was created by James Naismith and all of this started in a YMCA training school in Spring Field, Massachusetts. The main idea of this game was to be able to play a sport inside and in the winter.
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A gymnastics instructor named Senda Berenson Abbott, followed in James' footsteps and adapted women's basketball.
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James Naismith also created a list of 13 rules for the game. This was so each team had an equal opportunity to win.
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The first basketball game and the two teams playing were the University of Iowa and the University of Chicago for an experimental game.
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The first Pro basketball game was played in Trenton, New Jersey between the Brooklyn YMCA and the Trenton YMCA.
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In Naismith's 13 rules they state that the ball could be batted with 2 hands, but it could not be dribbled because players couldn't move with the ball. In 1910 you were allowed to dribble the ball but couldn't shot after doing so. This changed in 1916 when after dribbling you could shoot.
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This basketball game was played at Madison Square Garden. Fordham was playing the University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won 50 to 37.
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Herman Sayger was a high school basketball coach in the Mid west and he came up with an idea of a 3 point shot that rewarded more points for a longer distance shot.
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By 1948 - 49, laces molded the basketball and that was official. the size of the ball today is 30 inches or 76 centimeters.
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7 ft and 6 inches, Wilt Chamberlain scored 78 points on December 8th 1961. He also had 43 rebound in just one single game but he scored the unthinkable on March 2, 1962. He scored a staggering 100 points against the New York Knicks!
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The Naismith Hall Of Fame is in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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NBA's first 3 pointer was made with 3:48 minutes left in the 1st quarter. This shot was made by Chris Ford who was on the Boston Celtics on October 12, 1979.
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The score being 186-184 was a game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets with the Pistons winning. This game went into triple overtime and was a combined total of 370 points.
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Michael Jordan is said to be the best basketball player in history. He is a 5-time NBA MVP; 6-time NBA Champion; 6-time NBA Finals MVP; Ten-time all NBA First Team; Nine time NBA All- Defense First Team; Defensive Player of the Year; 14-time NBA All-Star; 3 Time NBA All-Star MVP; and 10 scoring titles.
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On Minnesota Timberwolves, Michael Williams set a record for most free throws in a row, 97. He played from 1988-1999
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The NBA agrees to start a women's basketball league.
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Violet Palmer was the first female NBA referee.She was soon joined by Dee Kanter.
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The Houston Rockets draft Yao Ming in the 2002 draft in the first round, first pick.
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The Charlotte Bobcats were the 30th NBA team and they are now known as the Charlotte Hornets.