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The beginning of a breakthrough
Basketball was invented by a man named James Naismith. In the cold, harsh winter in Massachusetts, Luther Halsey Gulick instructed James to creat an indoor activity that would occupy the young men for their physical education class. -
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History of Basketball
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Modification
Baskboards are finally invented to prevent the audience from interfering with plays. -
The First Pro League
The league was formed to protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. Roughly 5 years later, the league fell apart but it did start a number of loosely organized leagues across the Northeastern United States includiong the Original Celtics in 1915 -
Basketball
The spelling of basket ball now becomes basketball -
Olympics
Basketball officially becomes an Olympic sport -
Everyone's doing it
The one-hand set shot is created and it becomes the new rage in basketball as well as the jump shot. before then, the game of basketball was a slow paced game and you had both feet on the ground when you shot. -
Making it big
The very first televised basketball game is played between Pittsburgh and Forham as well as NYU and Georgetown -
Merger
n this day, the National Basketball Associacation was formed. The BAA and NBL came together to form the NBA. -
The first African American player
On the night of October 31 Earl Lloyd made history by becoming the first black basketball player to play with the Pistons. Although, his journey wasnt as hard as some of the others that were the first to play proffesional sports. He recieved little recognition for the milestone that he created because Nat Clifton and Shuck Copper, commenced their careers shortly after wards. -
New Record
A crowd of 75,000 people come to watch the Harlem Globe Trotters at the Berlin Olympics -
Speeding Things Up
The NBA introduces the 24 second clock and that creates a faster pace of the game -
100
Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game vs. New York setting a record for the NBA. Although Cham,berlain passed away in 1999, he still holds the record for most points scored in one game. -
Dream Team
Professional basketball players are now allowed to compete in the olympics and the "Dream Team" is now formed including Michael Jordan, Lary Bird and Magic Johnson -
WNBA
The Womens National Basketball Association is formed (WNBA) -
Lockout
A lockout by the owners shortens the regular season by 32 games
