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first game
In 1891, Naismith said, “I showed them two peach baskets I’d nailed up at each end of the gym, and I told them the idea was to throw the ball into the opposing team’s peach basket. I blew the whistle, and the first game of basketball began.” And that's how the first basketball game started. -
"boxball"
near the start of basketball the Y.M.C.A instructor James Naismith was originally going to call the sport "boxball" https://explore.proquest.com/sirsdiscoverer/document/2326430641?searchid=1748024223&accountid=3541 -
early years
In the early years of basketball, in 1894, teams began to play https://www.britannica.com/sports/history-of-basketball#ref362089 -
"OG team"
The original Celtics had a group of youngsters but they kept adding better players https://www.britannica.com/sports/history-of-basketball/U-S-professional-basketball -
Basketballs recognition`
In 1936, the Olympics recognized basketball
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