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Chronologically, Herman Sayger was the inventor. Depending on your perspective, the three-point line was developed/introduced several times in the course of Basketball's history. The list of possible "inventors" are included below:
# Herman Sayger (1933)
# Howard Hobson (1945)
# Al Grenert (1950s)
# American Basketball League (1961)
# Eddie Rios Mellado (1962)
# ABA (1968)
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Abdul jabaal
When was basketball invented in the Bahamas?
don't know but who ever invented it should have been shot
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wilt chamberlin
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A shot in basketball is an attempt to throw the basketball into the hoop.
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A jump shot is a shot you take when you jump in basketball!!!
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