== == The man who started Basketball was James Naismith and he started teaching basketball where ever he worked then basketball became popular and colleges started to adopt the sport. Eventually, the fad caught on and basketball was a hit everywhere. From an elementary and middle school game to a high school game to college and finally the NBA, basketball has also made it's appearance globally.
georgia's national sport is basketball.
National sport of Japan is Sumo wrestling.
Both Lithuania and Latvia (Baltic states) have basketball as the national sport. However, Latvia has two national sports: basketball in the summer, ice hockey in winter.
Basketball and Tennis
Basketball And Tennis
soccer is the national sport of greece , but basketball is quite strong in second place.
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Basketball.Lithuania is known for its basketball.
I believe that soccer is the recognized "National Sport" but Israel is also very big on basketball.