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=Who Invented Basketball= The man who created basketball was a gym teacher from Canada named James Naismith. Basketball was created in 1891. James Naismith created basketball because in the winter he wanted to have a game to play with his students. == == = = =What Were The First 13 Rules Of Basketball= Found on: [|www.ChanthamJournal.com/weekly/sports/basketball/13originalrules-basketball] 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. 2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands but never with fists. 3. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for man running at a good speed. 4. The ball must be held in or between the hands. The arms or body must not be used for holding it. 5. No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or tripping in any way of any way of opponent. The first infringement of this rule by any person shall count as a foul; the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made or, if there is evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game. No substitution shall be allowed. 6. A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violations of rule 3 and 4 and such as described in rule 5. 7. If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents (consecutive means without the opponents in the meantime making a foul.) 8. Goal shall be made when ball is thrown or batted from ground into the basket and stays there, providing those defending the goal do not touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests on edge and the opponents move the basket it shall count as a goal. 9. When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field and played by the first person touching it. In case of dispute the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The thrower in is allowed five seconds. If he holds it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any side persists in delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on them. 10. The umpire shall be the judge of men, and shall note the fouls, and notify the referee when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have power to disqualify men according to rule five. 11. The referee shall be the judge of the ball and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds, and to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He shall decide when a goal has been made and keep account of the goals with any other duties that are usually performed by a referee. 12. The time shall be two fifteen minute halves, with a five minute rest between them. 13. The side that makes the most goals in that time shall be declared the winners. In case of a draw the game may, by agreement of the captains, be continued until another goal is made.

=When Was The NBA Created And When Was The First Championship= The NBA was created in 1946, and the first game played in the NBA was on November 1, 1946. The game was played between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers. The Knickerbockers won the game 68-66 win.The first NBA championship game was played in 1947, the game was between the Philadelphia Warriors and the Chicago Stags, and the Warriors won so they were the first team to win an NBA championship. =The NBA Now= Since the NBA was created in 1946, it has grown a lot, in number of people that watch it to the number of teams. In the NBA today there are 30 teams, 15 in the Eastern Conference and 15 in the Western Conference. Each team can have only 12 active players at a time. There are 432 active and inactive players in the NBA today. The game has become very popular throughout the world. Most NBA teams have some players from other countries on their rosters.

=//Basketball Now //= = =  Basketball now is a lot different than how it was when it was first created. For example the rules have changed a lot lot, like you can dribble the ball now but but back when basketball was created you could only throw the ball from where you caught it. Since basketball was created many leagues have been formed, including the ABA, the NBA, the D-League, and many leagues in Europe and Asia. Basketball has become one of the most popular sports in the world today.

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