Wednesday, March 9, 2011

History of basketball

Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. The game first involved attempting to knock a "duck" off the top of a large rock by tossing another rock at it. The game was invented in 1891. (John Davis Cantwell, “The boys of winter” Febuary 18 2003) The game has proggressed a lot and is now known as one of America’s most watched sport. There are now many teams and many players to watch and observe. Along with these new players come new skills and new fans. There are many new oppurtunities for fans to become more into the sport. There are some fans who are so much into their teams and players that they will actually travel the world with their team or player just to watch all the games that they play in. You can easily spot fans because they always have props of their favorite teams and players.
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James Naismith with basketball. All rights reserved. Kansas Heritage Group.

2 comments:

  1. I personally believe that he has created a great sport. How i see it, he created the game. But we made it better. It's great when someone creates an idea and then it changes the world. So i do agree with your opinion.

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  2. Basketball is super sweet!!!!
    I totally agree.

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