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James Naismith was the inventor of Basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA in 1891, where the sport of basketball was born. In Springfield, Naismith was faced with the problem of finding a sport that was suitable for play inside during the Massachusetts winter for the students at the School for Christian Workers. Naismith wanted to create a game of skill for the students instead of one that relied solely on strength. He needed a game that could be played indoors in a relatively small space. The first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets used as goals.
The reason that they invented basketball is because they needed a sport to play between other seasons.
Basketball was invented to keep the men at the YMCA in shape during the winter months. also there are fat people in this world so you know its pretty obvious why they invented it
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in December, 1891. He created the sport in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was a physical education teacher at the Springfield YMCA. The game was invented as a activity the children could play indoors and would give them a good workout. It was to be played in the winter because there wasn't many games to be played during the long cold New England winters.

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