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James Naismith invented the game of basketball.
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The first game of basketball is played in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Senda Abbot uses Dr. Naismith's rules for and creates a Women's version of the sport.
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Dr. James Naismith writes Original 13 Rules of Basketball.
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Vanderbilt University plays the first college basketball game against the local YMCA, in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Brooklyn YMCA and Trenton YMCA go against in the first professional basketball game
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The all black Olympian athletic league is the first league with all black teams to compete
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The first international basketball game was played in Saint Petersburg.
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New rules are added addressing dribbling and shooting in basketball
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World basketball was growing, but it was on June 18, 1932 that a real international organization was formed, to coordinate tournaments and teams: that day, Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland founded the International Basketball Federation.
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The NCAA creates March Madness for college basketball teams to compete in
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The first televised basketball game was the University of Pittsburgh versus Fordham, this game took place in Madison Square Garden in New York City
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The National Basketball League was created in New York City
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Wilt Chamberlain breaks a scoring record, that still has not been broken to this day.
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The American Basketball Association is created as a competitor to the NBA.
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The NBA and the ABA leagues merge the most successful franchises.
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Michael Jordan ends his prime with a championship, before he retires until 2001
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One of the all-time greats in basketball, and also one of the most influential players, LeBron James, is drafted into the NBA straight out of high school.
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One of the greatest basketball players of all time, Kobe Bryant, drops 81 points, the most points scored by a guard in the NBA
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One of the most influential member of basketball, and sports, dies from acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 65
