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Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith as a way to keep his football players in shape throughout the winter
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The University of Iowa invited student athletes from the new University of Chicago for an experimental game.
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The first professional league (NBL) was formed
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The BAA merged with the NBL to form the NBA.
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The first professional basketball game took place in Toronto,Canada between the New York Knickerbockers and the Toronto Huskies.
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The first NBA finals were held. The Chicago Stags were beat by the Philadelphia Warriors
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In the same year as the first NBA finals the first NBA draft was held.
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The dream team is the USA 1992 olypic team which many people consider the greatest team of basketball players ever.
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During the 2011 the owners began the work stoppage upon expiration of the 2005 collective bargaining agreement so the NBA season was shortened.
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The most viewed NBA game was the Cavaliers vs the Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals where over 31 million people viewed it.
