basketball timeline By Ashleyr591 Dec 5, 1891 basketball was invented by James Naismith Jan 20, 1892 the first public game of basketball was played Feb 9, 1895 the first college basketball game is played Nov 20, 1898 the first pro basketball league is established May 14, 1906 the invention of the modern hoop May 28, 1949 the NBA is formed Feb 5, 1958 the implementation of the modern basketball Mar 18, 1959 dribbling becomes part of the game Feb 2, 1976 Establishment of the ABA (American Basketball Association) Jun 17, 1976 the NBA- ABA Merger 1978 magic Johnson and Larry bird enter the NBA Aug 8, 1992 the dream team: the US mens basketball team won the gold medal at Barcelona olymipics Jun 24, 1994 NBA expansion: to include the Charlotte hornets and the Vancouver grizzlies Oct 12, 1995 the NBA and NBA Cares launched Jun 21, 1997 Formation of the WNBA (woman's national basketball association) Jun 26, 2003 LeBron James enters the NBA Oct 31, 2003 The NBAs New Millennium: marked the rise of stars like Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan Jun 15, 2004 Detroit Pistons Win the NBA Championship Jun 20, 2006 Miami heat wins first NBA title Apr 14, 2016 the golden state warriors record set the NBA record with a 73-9 regular season
