James Naismith invented the game of Basketball which then led to many different organizations of basketball. At the end two organizations combined to as what we know right now, the NBA.
The shot clock was introduced to the NBA for two main reasons. It was invented to prevent either team from stalling and to make the game faster.
Because he invented BASKETBLL without basketball there would be no NBA
The NBA player on the NBA logo is Jerry West.
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It was invented in 1891.
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Joe Naismith invented it in 1889. It became the NBA in 1949
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James naismath because he felt like it =)
It was created by Lithuanians, but popularized by Manu Ginobili in the NBA
In 1891 the game was invented by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian who hailed from Almonte, Ontario.
Many people contributed to this, not just one. EA Sports though was the company i believe who invented it.
when the sport of basketball was invented
The first NBA Finals were held in 1947, when the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1. The NBA Championship has been held each year in June ever since.
The shot clock was introduced to the NBA for two main reasons. It was invented to prevent either team from stalling and to make the game faster.