A Brief History of Basketball By LHDC Dec 1, 1891 The Peach Basket Beginning The Peach Basket BeginningThe Peach Basket Beginning Creation Period: Dec 1, 1891 to Jan 9, 2012 Years of the Hoop Nation ! Creation May 10, 1940 The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA Sep 6, 1949 National Basketball Association NBA Feb 14, 1950 First African American's in The NBA Fist African American's in The NBA Mar 9, 1950 A New Ball A New Ball Mar 2, 1951 The First NBA All-Star Game All Star Game Mar 25, 1954 24 Second Shot Clock Violation 24 Second Shot Clock Violation Jun 24, 1967 American Basketball Association ABA Apr 7, 1969 The Legend of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar The Legend of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Mar 13, 1976 ABA-NBA Merger ABA-NBA Merger Jun 18, 1976 Julias "Dr.J" Erving Julias "Dr.J" Erving Jun 9, 1978 The Superstar Larry Bird The Superstar Larry Bird Jun 25, 1979 Earvin "Magic" Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jun 28, 1983 Clyde "The Glide" Drexler Clyde "The Glide" Drexler Jun 19, 1984 The Power House Charles Barkley The Power House Charles Barkley Jul 7, 1984 The Legend 23 23 Jun 18, 1985 The Warrior Patrick Ewing The Warrior Patrick Ewing Jun 22, 1987 The Versatile Scottie Pippen The Versatile Scottie Pippen Jun 22, 1987 David "The Admiral" Robinson David "The Admiral" Robinson Oct 6, 1993 Jordan Pursues his Father's Career Choice Baseball Career for 23 Mar 19, 1995 I'm Back Return of 23 Apr 24, 1996 Women's Basketball Association (WNBA) WNBA Jan 13, 1999 The End of The Legend of 23 The End of 23 Sep 11, 2001 Washington Wizards Comeback 23 is back again ? Jul 1, 2011 The Lockout The Lockout
