Basketball was invented in 1861 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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James Naismith created it as a game to be played indoors, when you couldn’t go outside.
James Naismith created it as a game to be played indoors, when you couldn’t go outside.
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Basketball was originally played with two peach baskets for hoops and a soccer ball to play with.
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