Basketball is not only the best ball game, but also a sport with a huge background. There have been many moments in the history of basketball that you probably haven’t heard about.
Basketball requires a player to have a lot of stamina, great team spirit and a lot of skill to beat opponents and win the game. Let’s go back to 1891 to take a look at the beginnings of basketball as a sport and remember the most striking events from its history. In this article, 10 of the most interesting facts await you, read and see which of them you were not familiar with.
Let’s start with perhaps the most well-known fact for many. Basketball was invented by physical education teacher James Naismith. It happened in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. To brighten up the boring exercises of his students on gymnastic apparatus, Naismith was forced to come up with a new game, which ultimately had a huge impact on the development of world culture.
It’s hard to believe now, but basketball was originally played with a soccer ball. Instead of the usual baskets, they used peach baskets, and the referees had to remove the balls from them after each point scored. Baskets with nets appeared only in 1900. At the same time, basketball backboards were invented that protected the ball and basket from interactions with spectators.