The first basketball game was played on a dirt court w/ a rock a stick and a hoop
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Basketball was created in 1891 by a physical education professor and instructor at what is now Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The first official game of basketball was played in Albany, New York in January 1892.
The first NBA basketball game was played on November 1, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between the New York Knickerbockers and the Toronto Huskies. The score was 96-78, with the Knickerbockers winning.
Naismith invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often credited with introducing the first football helmet. He also wrote the original basketball rulebook and founded the University of Kansas basketball program.
Basketball was first played with a round ball and two peach baskets nailed to a 10 feet high elevated track. The game was developed in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith.
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