Basketball history

  • invention of basketball

    invention of basketball
    james naismith was was the inventor of this game.They got this idea from a game called duck on a rock,u play this game by geting a big rock and siting a little rock on it then u get another rock and try to hit the rock on top of the big rock
  • swish says the net

    swish says the net
    The net was invented 10 years after basketball was. It was invented because they were tired of climing on the goal to get the ball out of the basket.
  • trick shots or the harlem globetrotters

    trick shots or the harlem globetrotters
    the perpose of this is to mainly entertain kids.
  • the rim

    the rim
    the metal rims were invented for it to not break.
  • first NBA game

    first NBA game
    this was a league were you get payed for playing
  • slam dunk

    slam dunk
    The slam dunk was invented for more exitment in basketball. George mikan invented this.
  • instant replay

    instant replay
    Instant replay was invented because if u make a buzzer beater they can look back on the instant replay. Thats just an example they do it for many more too.
  • awarded for three points

    awarded for three points
    The three point was invented because they thought a longer shot should be awarded more.Eddie Rios invented this
  • women's first game

    women's first game
    the women's NBA is for a oppertunity for the girls to play too
  • the shotclock

    the shotclock
    the shotclock was invented to speed the game up.danny biasone envented this
  • inground goals

    inground goals
    This goal was invented for streetball.because every time there was a dunk the goals would fall.