Basketball History Research Paper

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Basketball a sport of stealing and making hoops. This game was made by Dr. James Naismith in 1891at the Springfield YMCA collage the games purpose was to condition outdoor athletes in winter. Originally the list of rules was 13 but has undergone many years of revision for faster play and greater athleticism. Today it’s one of the most popular American sports and the rest of the world has adopted itProfessional basketball started in New York in 1896 and was originally played in mesh wire cages. Professional basketball was played in many leagues but most merged for example in 1949 the nbl and the baa merged with the NBA and in 19175 the aba merged with the NBA making the NBA almost instantly the most popular league.In the Olympics of 1904 an

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