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Invention of Basketball: 1891, Naismith by Gleynne Millorada is a document available to read on EtoBox.

James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts as an indoor winter sport alternative to football. He created 13 original rules and the first game was played with a soccer ball and peach baskets as goals. The game quickly grew in popularity in American colleges and became a professional league. It is now a global, multibillion-dollar enterprise with standard dimensions and equipment.

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Gleynne Millorada

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