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In early December of 1891, Dr. James Naismith created the game of "basket ball" for his YMCA students by nailing a peach basket to a ten foot pole and playing with a soccer ball.
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The first basketball court was 50 feet by 35 feet. Most basketball games were played in barns.
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Played at a YMCA, consisted of 9 players
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Started in the beginning of 1892 at Smith College
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The first backboards were made of chicken wire. This date is an approximation on month and day. The first backboards were made out of chicken wire
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The month and day are an approximation
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The day and month are an approximation
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The first basketball was invented by G.L Pierce
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The month and day are an approximation. The NBL had 13 teams.
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This game was aired on W2XBS. It was a game between the University of Pittsburgh and Fordham University at the Madison Square Gardens
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The date and month are an approximation. The BAA and the NBL merged three years later
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The BAA and the NBL merged to form the NBA
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The NBA instituted a 24 Second shot clock to "speed up" the game and attract more fans
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Wilt Chamberlain is the all time leading rebounder with 23,924 rebounds.
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The Celtics won with a starting five of Bill Russell, Sam Jones, Tom Sanders, Tom Heinsohn and John Havlicek.
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Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game against the Knicks
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The lane was changed to 16 feet wide to make up for the dominance of players such as Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a record 19 All Star Selections in his career. He also is the all time leading scorer with 38,387 career points
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The NBA added a 3-Point Line in 1980 to their courts. This is the opening date of the season they added it
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John Stockton is the all time assists leader with 15,806 career assists. He is also the all time leader in steals with 3,265 steals.
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Hakeem Olajuwon is the all time leader in blocks with 3,820 in his career.
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Micheal is the all time leader in points per game with 30.12 per game. Micheal is also widely considered the best player of all time.
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High schools officially added a 3-Point line
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The NCAA officially added a 3-Point line
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The Bulls break the record for the most wins in a season with a record of 72-10.
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The NBA instituted a semi-cirle under the basket where a charge could not be taken
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Lisa Leslie dunked on a fastbreak against Miami
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The Boston Celtics played the Miami Heat and got 7.4 million viewers
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Kobe Bryant signed a contract extension that grants him $27.8 million in the 2012-2013 season.
