The game has been known as Basketball since its invention in 1891. It was named basketball because the object of the game was to shoot a ball (at the time of the game's invention, a soccer ball was used) into a peach basket. Hence, basketball.
Basketball doesn't have a first name- basketball is the name of a sport.
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no basketball is not presently an Olympic sport today
For the first game of Basketball in 1891, two half-bushel peach baskets were used as the goals, which gave the sport its name.
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 doesn't have a first name- basketball is the name of a sport.
Basketball!!
Basketball
One example of a sport that involves a ball is basketball.
James Naismith
Basketball is the best sport ever
Basketball is the bigest sport in the world.
Basketball is a better sport
Bow wow's favorite sport is basketball
Yes basketball is his favorite sport!!
his favorite sport is basketball.
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