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Rules 15 Jan 1892
RulesIn January 15, 1892, the rules of basketball were published. The rules soon keept on changing with years. -
introduction to olymppics
Basketball was introduced at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. -
author information
History of Basketball Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball Dr. James Naismith, known world-wide as the Inventor of Basketball, was born in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada, on November 6, 1861 -
the first ball dribble
Dribbling the ball was not possible until the invention of the orange basketball that we are familiar with today which was in the mid 1950s -
the first backboard
back board
13 Jan 1893 backboardBy 1893, the first backboards were created to keep fans from interfering. They were originally made out of chicken wire, as were the baskets. With the addition of backboards, the game changed to include rebounding
