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Here's a snip from an online article by Douglas Stark... "The setting was Trenton, the thriving capital city of New Jersey. The date was November 7, 1896. The place was Masonic Temple, a multi-purpose building in downtown Trenton. The event was a Basketball game between the Trenton Basketball Team and the Brooklyn YMCA. The significance was that the game "presumably" represented the first professional contest in which the players were paid to play." Read the rest: http://www.hoophall.com/history/trenton_feature.htm
James Naismith, who invented the game of basketball, was the first one to play the game. He demonstrated the rules he had developed for the game (as it was initially conceived by him) by tossing a basket ball (two words) into a peach basket, ten feet from the ground. Subsequent to that, he organized players on teams in Springfield, Massachusetts (where the first players and teams played the game).
It is a sad tale... According to Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns book, Baseball: An Illustrated History, the first professional baseball player was a young James Creighton in 1859. He was the first pitcher to snap his wrist when he threw the ball. The slower "Dew drop" fooled batters and he won games. He was paid by the Brooklyn Stars and was lured away by more money by the Niagras. In thurn, their rivals, the Excelsiors, grabbed Creighton by promising him more money and a better paying job in the off-season. In essence - Creighton was also the first free agent. "On October 14, 1862 batting for the Excelsiors..., he hit a homerun, managed to make it around the bases then collapsed. He thought his belt "Snapped," he said. Actually, the force of his swing ruptured his bladder. He died in agony four days later. He was twenty-one." Baseball: An Illustrated History, Ward and Burns, p. 14 Babe Ruth
It was Washington Bullets Gheorghe Muresan. He is 7'7" (2,31 Meters) tall. Second is Yao Ming, he's 7'6" (2,29 Meters)
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Why year were basketball players first paid to play 1796 1896 or 1996?
1896
Who were the first professional basketball players to play for the US Olympic men's basketball team?
LeBron James
Who plays basketball?
Everyone can play basketball if you have the dedication. Professional women players play in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) while professional men players play in the National Basketball Association.
The first player to ever play NBA basketball?
There was not a first person to play NBA basketball ,ritard, basketball is played in teams.
Are air force ones for baskeball?
Yes, they were the first shoe that Nike ever made for basketball back in 1982. Although they are mainly used for style nowadays, basketball players still use them to play in.
In what year were the first basketball players paid to play?
1958
Why year were basketball players first paid to play 1796 1896 or 1996?
1896
What are some opportunities for basketball players?
They get paid to play.
What do the NBA players do?
NBA players play for one of the 30 NBA teams. They participate in basketball games and get paid for playing in them.
NBA player get paid?
Yes, NBA players get paid to play basketball.
Is a MLB player paid while suspended?
Typically, NFL players don't get paid to play basketball.
Who were the first professional basketball players to play for the US Olympic men's basketball team?
LeBron James
Why do basketball players need to be paid?
When they find out that a team really wants them so that they won't play for anyone else
Was the first basketball team segregated?
The first basketball team wasn't segregated. Actually, black players didn't want to play.
In what year basketball players first paid to play?
It really depends on who on which team. Some team have higher salaries otherwise have minium cost. Esitimate MIN-$700,000 to 40,000,000-MAX
How many players in basketball play the game?
If someone is in basketball, they play the game.
Who are 5 famous basketball players and what teams did they play for?
list 5 famous basketball players and state which team they play for
