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First game of Basketball
The first game of basketball was played in Springfield, MA -
First basketball in the summer olympics
Men basketball was introduced into the olympics since then the US has won 14 of the 17 tournaments -
NBA is created
The National Basketball Association is created -
First Nba Chapionship
The Minneapolis Lakers win the first NBA championship against the Syracuse Nationals -
Celtics 7 year Championship span
The Boston Celtics begin their 7 championship span -
Dream Team Created
Basically this was the first time that USA was going to send active NBA players to the Summer Olympics they were automatically destined for greatness each game winning by atleast 30 -
Greatest win by the dream team ever
Team USA or the Dream Team played in one of their greatest games ever. These players basically shaped basketball. they ended up winning the game against Cuba 136-57 winning by 79 points one of if not the greatest defecit at a professional level.