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Basketball Invented
Basketball is invented by Dr. James Naismith, an instructor at a TMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. (This is an approximate date.) -
Freethrow
The free throw line is moved from 20 feet to 15 feet. (approximate date) -
Double Dribble
The dribbler is permitted to shoot the ball, and the NCAA eliminates the double dribble. (approximate) -
Spelling
the spelling of basket ball becomes basektball. (approximate date) -
Midcourt
The midcourt line is introduced to eliminate stalling. -
Olympics
August 1-16. Basketball becomes an official Olympic sport. The United States defeats Canada 19-8 for the gold medal. The games were played in Berlin, Germany. -
Jump Ball
The center jump ball after each score is eliminated. -
Televised
The first televised basketball games were played between Pittsburgh and Fordham (57-37) and New York University and Georgetown (50-27) at Madison Square Garden. -
Maurice Podoloff
Maurice Podoloff is named commisioner. -
Zone Defense
The BAA outlaws zone defense. -
Minneapolis Lakers
The Minneapolis Lakers become the first team to win back-to-back championships. -
Shot Clock
The NBA introduces the shot clock to curtail stalling tactics. -
Bill Russell
In 1957, rookie center Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics -
Boston Celtics win 8 straigh titles (1959-66)
1959-66 was a period of 8 years that the Boston Celtics won 8 striaght titles, those moments will never be forgotten. -
Three-Point Shot
The rival American Basketball League begins play and introduces the three-point shot. -
Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100
Wilt set the single-game scoring record in the (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks -
Maurice Podoloff's Ending
Maurice's position of commisioner ends. -
Walter Kennedy
President from 1963–1967 and Commissioner from 1967–1975 -
Slam Dunked Banned
Dunking firt was banned in the NCAA in 1967. Later the rules changed -
Willis Reed Takes the Court
Reed took the tips against Chamberlain and scored the first 2 baskets on a leg with a torn muscle. -
Moses Malone goes from High School to Pros
Right after graduating high school Moses Malone becomes the first basketball player to go straight to pros -
Larry O'Brien
Commissioner from 1975–1984 -
Slam Dunk Unbanned
After 10 years of banning the slam dunk in NCAA, they decided they would allow it. -
Third Referee
The NBA Adds a third referee. -
NBA adoptss
The NBA adopts a three point line. -
Magic Johnson Dominates
Magic Johnson leads the team in every postition as a rookie in the NBA finals. He started the game at center and eventually played all 5 positions -
David Stern
David Stern becomes commisioner of the NBA. He is still in this position. -
Nike Release MJ's Shoe
The world of footwear changed forever, Nike realesed Micheal Jordans first shoe -
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan scores a playoff high 63 points in a loss to the Celtics. -
Baggy shorts, shaved heads, trash talking
It all became apart of the new hip culture that began to spread across the courts in the intro to the Michigans Fab Five. -
John Stockton
Jazz guard John Stockton becomes the NBA's all time steals leader. -
Best Record Ever
The Chicago Bulls defeat the Washington Wizards to finish the season 72-10.. the best record ever. -
First Women Referee
Violet becomes the first woman to referee a major sporting event. She is soon joined by Dee Kanter. -
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards draft Kwame Brown as the first ever high schooler to be drafted #1 overall in the NBA. -
NBA Expands
The NBA Agrees to Expand to Charlotte once again. bringing the number of teams to 30. -
Kobe Scores 81 points.
LA Laker Kobe Bryant scored a 81 points in a 122-104 win over the Toronto Raptors. He shot 55 points in the second half alone. -
Lakers Vs. Magic
In 2009, the Lakers with Kobe Bryant returned to the Finals, this time defeating the Dwight Howard-led Orlando Magic. -
Championship
At Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, University of North Carolina defeated Michigan State to become champion. -
All-Star Game
The 2010 NBA All-Star Game was held at Cowboys Stadium in front of the largest crowd ever, 108,713. -
First american player in NBA to be of a different decent.
Jeremy Lin is an Asian-American basketball player who is the first player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the N.B.A -
Lockout
On July 1, 2011, at 12:01 a.m., the NBA announced another lockout.
