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    History of Basketball

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    The game of basketball has evolved a great deal throughout the years. Basketball was invented on December 21‚ 1891. The inventor of the game was a Canadian clergyman‚ James Naismith (Joseph Morse‚ 1973). <br> <br>The game of basketball was fashioned from fragments of other games‚ seeking to eliminate flaws of indoor rugby‚ soccer and lacrosse. Naismith also borrowed aspects from the children ’s game "Duck-on-a-Rock‚" in which children tried to knock off a rock from a boulder by tossing smaller rocks

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    One of the greatest sports in the world is goes by the name of basketball. This great game was invented by James Naismith December of 1891. James Naismith was a physician from Canada and attended McGill’s University in Montreal‚ Canada. After working as McGill’s Athletic director he went to Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He introduced the game when he was an instructor at the Young Men Christian Association Training School in Springfield. He created the game because he needed to think of something the

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    The History of Basketball

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    The history of basketball On December 21 of 1891‚ James Naismith published 13 rules for a new game using five base ideas. Originally‚ there was no set rule on the number of players. After experimenting with teams up to 50 players‚ early games were played by nine players on each side. The reason was that 18 students showed up for Naismith’s class on that day. He asked his class to play a match in the Armory Street court‚ 9 versus 9 using a soccer ball and two fruit baskets. Naismith was the inventor

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    Basketball Trivia

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    NBA-backed Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) began in what year? 1997. How many times did the Boston Celtics win the NBA championship between 1957 and 1969? A: 11. Q: How many NBA titles did Magic Johnson help the Lakers win as a player? A: Five. Q: What NBA hoopster is known as "The Worm"? A: Dennis Rodman. Q: What NBA coach got cosmic by penning the Zen book Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior? A: Phil Jackson Who invented the first basketball used in an

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    Basketball History

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    to do the history of basketball because basketball has always been one of my favorite sports and basketball is an entertaining game to watch and to play. The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1839. The objective of the game back then was to throw the basketball into fruit baskets nailed to the lower railing gym balcony. Every time a point was scored‚ the game was halted so the janitor could bring out a ladder and retrieve the ball. The game of basketball has developed over time

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    History of Basketball

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    History of Basketball Basketball was invented in December 1891 by the Canadian clergyman‚ educator‚ and physician James Naismith. Naismith introduced the game when we was an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. At the request of his superior‚ Dr. Luther H. Gulick‚ he organized a vigorous recreation suitable for indoor winter play. The game involved elements of American football‚ soccer‚ and hockey‚ and the first

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    The history of basketball

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    Basketball is the most popular indoor sport in the world. It is also one of the few sports whose year of birth and originator can be traced back to 100% correctly‚ a man by the name of Dr. James A. Naismith in the year of 1891. Even though the game was started and grew in the United States‚ it is now played and watched in more than 150 countries. When Dr. Naismith invented the game basketball‚ he was a physical education teacher at the International Training School of the Young Men’s Christian Association

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    Science Of Basketball

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    The game of basketball is not a game of skill anymore‚ it is a game of fouls. This is not enjoyable to watch‚ no one who plays the game knows any of the rules. “When little kids watch basketball on tv it inspires them to play like that in their Youth League‚ and they take it to a whole other level.” (Bythe‚pg.9). Basketball is a team sport. No one wants to play with you if a you’re a hog ball‚ if you’re selfish‚ or if you try to show off. Basketball‚ like all sports can be explained by science

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    Basketball Narrative

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    the NBA. One day‚ I was playing in a basketball game at the Grand Ledge Gym. I shot a 3-pointer and made it! A few seconds later‚ the gym got quiet and all the people froze and then cheered loudly! A couple years later‚ I am lucky enough to be playing in an NBA stadium. The gym was silent. Then‚ Dr. Naismith walked into the stadium. I said‚ “How did you get here?” “An NBA game just ended‚ how did you get here”‚ he said. . “I think by playing basketball”‚ I replied. Mr. Naismith had glasses

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    Dunking In Basketball

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    Learning How to Dunk a Basketball Dunking has been the highlight for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dunking is not as easy as it looks‚ it takes time and practice. Dunking isn’t just a physical game but a mental one as well. To start off‚ feet placement and technique are a basic role in dunking. The player needs to gain speed rather than lose it‚ if he or she stutter steps‚ they lose speed or it may even mess up their technique. So it would be a good idea for the player to pace out steps

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