He shoots...He scores! The crowd goes wild as he soars down the court. Basketball is one of the top ten most popular sports in the world. Although invented many years ago, it still is practiced by many people today. It all started on a December night in 1891 when James Naismith, a gym teacher, needed a sport for his football players to play to keep in shape. Football season was coming an end and the players had nothing to do. With two peach baskets, he decided to attach them to a balcony at the opposites ends of the gym. The boys got a ball to pass around and one player shot the ball into the basket for 3 points. Soon the game of basketball spread around the world. James was known as "The Father of Basketball."
The picture above shows James Naismith and the peach buckets he used to invent basketball.
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Unfortunately James died in 1939 but his legend remained present throughout the world. He created an incredible and exciting sport that more than 250 million people play worldwide. Basketball is a sport that will always bring out a player's best game.
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