Naismith Basketball

Basketball Unlike most sports that were formed gradually over time or from a combination of other sports. If basketball wasn’t created in that way, then how was basketball created? It all started in 1891 when Dr. James Naismith was given the task of creating a safe indoor game to keep track and field runners in shape over the winter. Naismith created basketball from a game he used to play in his childhood called Duck on a Rock. The goal of Duck on a Rock was to throw stones to hit a target placed on top of a large boulder. To win in Naismith’s version of basketball, you had to throw a soccer into a peach basket nailed high up on a wall to avoid injuries because, Naismith had
noticed that most injuries happened around the goal zone so, he thought that by putting the basket high up, it would reduce injuries. The first game of basketball was originally played with 9 players on each team with 2 fifteen minute halves. The final score was 1-0 scored by William R. Chase. At first, many of the leagues were just local leagues and barely lasted a couple of weeks.
The first professional league was called the National Basketball League which started in 1898 and lasted only 5 years. In 1949, another NBL (National basketball League) formed in 1937 and the Basketball Association of America formed in 1946 combined to form the National Basketball Association or the NBA for short. The only original teams from when the NBA had started are the Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia Warriors (Golden State Warriors). As the years go on, many new teams are formed, these teams are the Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto , Utah Jazz ,Washington Wizards Indiana Pacers ,LA Clippers ,LA Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelican, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder Orlando Magic, Philadelphia Sixers, and the Phoenix Suns. Fans of these teams are usually in the state of the city of these teams. For example, Celtics fans would be from Massachusetts because Boston is in
Massachusetts. The rules have had a major change from back when Naismith had created the game. When Naismith had originally created the game, you could only advance the pall by passing but now, you can dribble the ball. Taking more than 2 steps is a violation, bringing the ball back to the other side of the court after passing midcourt is a violation. There are 4 quarters with 12 minutes in each quarter with each team having 6 timeouts. You can’t hit, slap, push or hold someone or it would be a foul and give the opponent free throws or possession of the ball. In conclusion, basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith to keep runners in shape over the winter. The NBA was created after the NBL and the BAA formed to create the NBA.