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BASKETBALL AND ITS HISTORY

“Make sure you live in the moment and work your butt off every single day, and I hope I inspire people all around the world to just be themselves. Be humble, and be grateful for all the blessings in your life.” – Stephen Curry

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WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!

The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith as a less injury-prone sport than football. The game became established fairly quickly and grew very popular as the 20th century progressed, first in America and then throughout the world. After basketball became established in American colleges, the professional game followed. The American National Basketball Association (NBA), established in 1946, grew to a multibillion-dollar enterprise by the end of the century, and basketball became an integral part of American culture.

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Legendary Players

Larry Bird Highlights

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Larry Bird, born on december, 7th 1956 is one of the most talented basketball players ever seen on an nba court. Bird was number 33 on the celtics and was capable of playing both small foward and power foward, 2 very important positions in basketball.

There has never been a basketball player quite like the Celtics' Larry Joe Bird, in whom talent and tenacity rage a daily wire-to-wire battle for supremacy. Owing to the extraordinary importance of the giant pivotman in the game, it is probably impossible to declare that, in his seventh season, the 6'9", 220-pound Bird, a forward, is greater than Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—that is, the greatest player of all time. Or maybe it isn't.

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PLAYING BASKETBALL!!!

Fun Facts:

  1. The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898
  2. Before the NBA was named the NBA, it was known as the BAA, which stands for "Basketball Association of America"
  3. The NBA or "BAA" was founded in NYC.