History Of Basketball
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Who is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball? His name is Dr.
James Naismith, he was born in 1861 in Almonte, Ontario. Most people wonder
were a young man would think of a game like basketball. The concept of
basketball was born from his school days in the area where he played a simple
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.... instead of one that relied solely on strength.
He needed a game that could be played indoors in a not too big, but not to small
space. The first basketball game ever was played with a soccer ball and two
peach baskets used as goals.
Naismith made a set of thirteen rules for his new "basketball" game:
1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.
2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but never
with the fist.
3. A player cannot run with ....
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