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Basketball

Basketball is the only major team sport with a single inventor and a documented birthday. James Naismith nailed two peach baskets to the gym balcony of the...

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Basketball is the only major team sport with a single inventor and a documented birthday. James Naismith nailed two peach baskets to the gym balcony of the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts on 21 December 1891, and rolled out a list of thirteen rules. Key sections include: Basket ball.; Opening The American game.; Chapter I The peach baskets.; Chapter II The college game first.; Chapter III The professional league.; Chapter IV The first big man.; Chapter V Eleven titles in thirteen years.; Chapter VI Wilt Chamberlain, 2 March 1962.; Chapter VII The other league.; Chapter VIII The 1979 final and after..

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  1. 01Basket ball.
  2. 02Opening The American game.
  3. 03Chapter I The peach baskets.
  4. 04Chapter II The college game first.
  5. 05Chapter III The professional league.
  6. 06Chapter IV The first big man.
  7. 07Chapter V Eleven titles in thirteen years.
  8. 08Chapter VI Wilt Chamberlain, 2 March 1962.
  9. 09Chapter VII The other league.
  10. 10Chapter VIII The 1979 final and after.
  11. 11Chapter IX Six rings, two threepeats.
  12. 12Chapter X Barcelona, July 1992.
  13. 13Chapter XI The unfashionable dynasty.
  14. 14Chapter XII The Mamba.
  15. 15Chapter XIII Twenty-two seasons and counting.
  16. 16Chapter XIV The shooting revolution.
  17. 17Chapter XV Pace and space.
  18. 18Chapter XVI The data turn.
  19. 19Chapter XVII The global league.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII The women's professional league.
  21. 21Chapter XIX The college-to-pro inflection.
  22. 22Chapter XX The college tournament.
  23. 23Chapter XXI Name, image, likeness.
  24. 24Chapter XXII The 2024–25 NBA.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII Twenty-five works.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV Watch & read.
  27. 27Chapter XXIVa The Olympic team.
  28. 28Chapter XXV Resources.
  29. 29Chapter XXVI Why basketball matters.
  30. 30The end of the deck.
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Category
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Updated
2026-05-15
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