Dr. James Naismith: A Very Brief History Of Basketball

Basketball
The history of basketball leaves many legends. Basketball was invented back in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. James Naismith is known worldwide for being the inventor of basketball and the first game of basketball was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets used as goals. James Naismith set 13 rules when inventing basketball then after that he looked into the game being played for the YMCA. He thought to himself that the game need to be fit for inside play and most importantly the game should be skil dependent instead of strength dependent. Dr. James Naismith was successful at last.
There is a big difference in basketball to today's date from the day it had began. There is a massive amount of rules and teams which
relate to fouls and violations. There are three main player positions, the center, guard and the forward. The center which is a taller player on the team is positioned closer to the basket. On offense he gets the rebounds from his team, scores useful putbacks, and sets strategizing screens meaning to block a player making it harder for the to play defensive. On defense the center can get rebounds from the opposite team, block midrange shots and block layups. Another player position is the guard which can consist of more shorter than taller players. These players are generally good at dribbling the fastest, moving down the court the easiest, and having the best vision around the court so the team can make good passes which lead to better plays. In defense the guards are best at steals and contested shots, giving the team a greater challenge to overcome. Moving on to the last position which is the forward. The forwards have to be the tallest players on the team and are usually positioned in the corners and wings of the court. Forwards are responsible to drive in for shots and score shots from the outside or near the three point line too. On defensive the small forwards can be closely compared to the center for taking rebounds and preventing those who drive in for layups or mid-range shots. All these types players make a team. Today there are 30 teams.
In basketball two teams play against each other in order to score the most points by the end of the game. In a single game there are four quarters that consist of 12 minutes, if including pauses, timeouts, and other breaks the total time of a game would be 2 hours and 15 minutes long. If the two teams are tied by the end of the game then there will be an overtime or an additional half quarter which is 6 minutes. Basketball has five seasons. Drafting, regular season, play offs, finals and then NBA season. The NBA draft is when the NBA drafts players who are eligible and want to join the league, these are usually college students but international players are also eligible. The regular nba season is the normal season which determines who makes it to the play offs. The play off season is the season to determine who will make it to the finals and the finals determines who wins the season. At the end of the finals there is what is called an MVP or the most valued player, stephen curry was the MVP for 2015 and 2016.
Players have played a big role in the NBA because of fame and how unique they can be from other players.
Players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal have became a great influence on basketball. Michael Jordan has owned a shoe brand that has evolved into most nba fans favorite shoe. In 2016 and 2015 the MVP was Stephen Curry, by 2016 he owned his own shoe by adidas shoe brand. Stephen curry’s most rivaled player is Lebron James. Lebron James was the MVP from 2008-2009, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012. All famous players and stars have made a huge influence in basketball and it wouldn't be the same without them. Michael Jordan starred in the movie Space Jam made in 1996. The movie played a big part for Michael Jordan’s career and the NBA also. Basketball has evolved in a great way, from peach baskets to courts in the madison square garden and from 11 teams to 30 teams. Basketball is now the third most powerful sport behind the NFL and most teams were worth over 1 billion dollars in 2016. The New York Knick are first on the forbes list of NBA with 3 billion dollars. Not to mention that NBA has made a big influence on kids in high school kids also. Kids try their best to achieve there dream to be in the NBA from high school to college to the NBA draft. Only few are chosen to be in the NBA but anything is possible. Michael Jordan has made it to the NBA but has also made mistakes as dropping out his sophomore basketball team but has still made it from South Carolina to the NBA draft for MVP of many years while others havent made it to college from high school without getting dropped for a year. Other new players like Zach Lavine has became stars at a very young age. The Minnesota Timberwolves consists of the youngest team but still achieves goals with their young team against such older balanced age teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers. The NBA is an inspiration to the United states and other countries as well, im sure it inspired you as well after reading
about its history.