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Basketball invented by Dr James Naismith
James Naismith was the Canadian physical education (PE) instructor who invented basketball in 1891. James Naismith, under the direction of American physical education specialist Luther Halsey Gulick, invented the indoor sport of basketball -
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Basketball starts in china
In 1932 The International Basketball Federation was formed by eight founding nations: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland.
In 1902 Basketball started in china, after it had started some of the population of china joined in, and 63 years later (1995) the CBA was formed. -
Chinese Basketball league is founded
The CBA is a state owned league that founded in 1995 and currently consists of 17 teams.
The teams are
The Beijing Ducks, the Zhejiang Lions, the Guangdong Sothern Tigers, the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, Shanghai Sharks, the Qingdao Double Stars, the Bayi Rockets, the Liaoning Flying Leopards, the Jiangsu Dragons, the Dongguan Leopards, the Jilin Northeast Tigers, the Shangdong Lions, the Tianjin Ronggang, the Zhejiang Golden Bulls, the Foshan Dralions, the Shanxi Zhongyu and the Fujian Sturgeons. -
Yao Ming drafted by Houston rockets
Yao Ming was pressured to enter the NBA draft in 1999 by Li Yaomin, the deputy general manager of the Shanghai Sharks. Li also influenced Yao to Sign a contract for Evergreen Sports Inc. -
Lebron James Visits china
Lebron James began his tenth tour of china in 2014.
“Every time I come here, the game of basketball grows more and more” James said to a crowd in china. “It’s been great all the way from before I came to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and all the way now for me to come back in 2014. The game continues to rise, and I think that’s amazing.” -
300 Million people play basketball
An estimated 300 million Chinese people play basketball to date, roughly equivalent to the entire population of the United States Of America, according to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Many Americans are only now learning of China’s massive enthusiasm for the sport.