The history of basketball is the most interesting thing. James Naismith was the inventor and it was invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The game of basketball grew very quickly and finally became very popular in the 20th century. Basketball got popular in America and eventually spread throughout the world. As it progressed through colleges, it eventually became a pro sport in 1946. What is the origin of basketball and how did it begin? Who created the National Basketball Association? (NBA) What is the background of the inventor? All of these very interesting questions will be answered in the following. The basketball origin is the most interesting sport to be invented. Almost all of the other sports that have been invented were invented off of some part of another sport. Basketball …show more content…
James Naismith was asked to make up a game that did not involve people getting injured. So he decided to take a peach basket and you had to put the soccer ball in the basket without letting the other team stop you. James Naismith knew that if he put the basket on the floor people would have a better chance of getting injured, this is why he decided to put it high on the wall. The peach baskets did not have a hole at the bottom so after someone scored the game would be The peach baskets did not have a hole at the bottom so after someone scored the game would be stopped in someone would have to climb a ladder to get it out. After a long period of time, they would get annoyed by having to put the game on pause so they used a stick to try and get the ball out, but they put a hole in the basket. After that happened they realized they should use baskets that have holes in them. The rules to basketball when it first was invented is not the same as it is today. Back then you were not allowed to dribble or move with the ball, the reason for that was because James Naismith figure that people who ran with the ball had a