History of basketball

The history of Basketball

By bigboyzach
  • Basketball Makes a slam Dunk on the new world of indoor sports

    Basketball Makes a slam Dunk on the new world of indoor sports

    in 1891 a man Named Dr. James Nasmith was instructed to come up with a new indoor sport. And did With Two Peach Baskets and a soccerball.
  • Back Boards

    Back Boards

    The Backboard was introduced to keep Fans from interfering with the players shots.

  • The First Professionial Leauge

    In 1898 the first professional basketball leauge was introduced. In New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  • The Dribbler Can Shoot

    The Dribbler Can Shoot

    The new rule Permitting The ball dribbler(Ball Carrier)To shoot the ball.
  • Rules Get Standardized

    Rules Get Standardized

    The NCAA Rules were standardized
  • Players are back in

    Players are back in

    In 1920 a rule permits a player that has been taken out of the game for some reason to be allowed to be put back in.
  • ABL

    ABL

    The first big Leauge for basketball is formed and is called the ABL (American Basketball Leauge was the first leauge to sighn players to longer contracts and most of the teams were located in the major cities).
  • Bye Bye double dribble

    Bye Bye double dribble

    Professional leauges eliminated the double dribble
  • mid court

    mid court

    The mid court line is introduced to stop stalling
  • The NBL

    The NBL

    The National Basketball League is formed. (The Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings can all trace their heritage beck to the the NBL, and the league featured many future NBA stars such as George Mikan, Jim Pollard, Dolph Schayes, Bob Davies and Red Holzman)
  • The BAA

    The BAA

    The Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA is formed. (Three of the league's orginal 11 franchises are still playing today- the New York Knickerbockers, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia (now Golden State) Warriors)

  • The NBA finnaly arrives

    The BAA merges with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association.

  • The NBA starts Racial Integration

    The NBA begins racial integration when Earl Loyd, Nat Clifton and Chuck Cooper join the league.

  • Hello Shot Clock

    The NBA introduces the shot clock to curtail stalling tactics
  • Lakers!!!

    Lakers!!!

    The Minneapolis become the first team to move to the West Coast as they become the Los Angeles Lakers

  • Three Pointers

    The rival American Basketball League begins play and introduces the three-point shot.

  • See Ya ABL

    The ABL disbands

  • ABA

    A rival to the NBA, the American Basketball Association is formed.

  • NBA gets Bigger

    The NBA expands to include the ABA's surviving franchises. (the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs)

  • Here we come Olympics

    Professional basketball players are allowed in the Olympics and the "Dream Team" (featuring Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson) is born.