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Dr. James Naismith invents the game of basketball.
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The first public basketball game is played.
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Marie Boyd scores 156 points in a girls basketball game. This is the national record for girls.
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The first college basketball doubleheader is played at Madison Square Garden. New York University defeats Notre Dame and Westminster defeats St. John's.
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Basketball becomes an offical olympic sport. United States defeats Canda for the gold medal. The olympic games were played in Berlin Germany.
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The first televised basketball games were played.
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The Basketball Association of America is founded.
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The Minneapolis Lakers become the first basketball team to win back- to-back championships.
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The East defeats the West in the first all-star basketball game.
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Boston Celtics win their first of their 8 consecutive basketball championships.
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The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is complete and opens.
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Moses Malone becomes the first professional basketball player to come straight from high school.
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Detroit Pistons defeat the Denver Nuggets in a NBA basketball game. The score was 186 to184, it is the highest scoring NBA game in history.
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Michael Jordan scores a playoff high of 63 points.
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The Womes Nation Basketball Association (WNBA) is created.
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Violet becomes the first woman to referee a major basketball event.
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Kwame Brown becomes the first high schooler to be drafted #1 overall in the NBA draft.
