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American basketball
No. Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America, in 1891.
because the lane is painted unlike the rest of the hardwood
Obviously full contact sports such as Football and Hockey always rank highly, Basketball and Baseball are also highly popular. In general the least popular sports are ones which originate outside of the US such as soccer
Soccer and Rugby was not invented in US
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shoot the hoops or shooting hoops. meaning to play basketball.
yeah, slamball originated from basketball. the rules are quite similar. But not all of the rules are the same. Slamball is where you slam the ball. Basketball is when you use a ball to get it in a basket.
basketball was invented in the US. wiki James Naismith of Springfield, Mass
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needed a way to give shooters a chance to score if they were fouled while shooting