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A basketball game is broadcast for the first time

Date: February 28, 1940

Place: Madison Square Garden

The story behind the event: Fordham University played the University of Pittsburgh in the first game of a double header as Pitt won 50-37. W2XBS showed the game in New York City. Today, Basketball on TV has become so popular that there's an entire network devoted to it, NBATV. By the way, only one camera was used in the first televised game in the history of basketball.

information: http://www.betterbasketball.com/history-of-basketball/

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The first professional basketball game ever played was in 1896, in Trenton, New Jersey.

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In 1964 on espn, it was the Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Kings. The kings won 1-0 in 4400 innings.

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I dont know try Google, loser

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