Explore the Fascinating History and Development of Basketball: From Naismith to the NBA and Further!
Basketball is a popular sport invented by Canadian phys-ed instructor James Naismith in 1891. Naismith aimed to keep his students active during winter and developed the idea of basketball using peach baskets and a soccer ball. The first official basketball game was held on December 21, 1891, at Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The sport swiftly gained …