Cold hard winters gave birth to basketball. Yep. Boredom and nothing to play outdoors got Dr. James Naismith off his couch to invent the game of basketball.
It’s come a long way. Today, the L.A. Lakers are worth 10 billion dollars!
The game’s radically different from its days of peach baskets as goals. See the rest of the story (source: Springfield College) that reveals the network that spread Naismith’s new game like wildfire. Plus, find out…
Why were basketball rims set at ten feet tall?
Which other sport Dr. Naismith had a major impact on (& likely saved lives)?
The number one thing that annoyed players and viewers of the early games.
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