Personal Narrative: This I Believe In Basketball

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This I Believe By: Isaac bowah

I believe in basketball. Basketball has been around for 132 years and was first created in 1891 by Dr.James Naismith in Springfield Massachusett . Basketball was first played at the Young Men's Christian association(YMCA).Just like any other professional sport that was created it all started with a few rules . Basketball with just 13 rules and a certain number of people allowed on the court.

Over the years basketball evolved to being played at many places and by many people. From the YMCA to a professional level , The National Basketball Association also known as the (NBA) is a professional basketball league. This league consisted One of the best basketball players to ever play the game. Legends

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