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By playing the first game of basketball on December 21, 1891, Naismith and the First Team laid the groundwork for what was to become the fastest growing game in sports history. The first game was played to a 1-0 score and included nine players to a side.
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In 1891, a Springfield College alumnus James Naismith invented basketball on campus. -
Springfield College alumnus James Naismith invented basketball on campus as a graduate student of the College in 1891.
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The First NBA Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Huskies | Nov. 1, 1946. Witness the historic NBA game between the New York Knicks and Toronto Huskies in Toronto with 7,090 fans in attendance!
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On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, in a game the NBA now refers to as the first game played in NBA history. The first basket was made by Ossie Schectman of the Knickerbockers.
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The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL). The league later adopted the BAA's history and considers its founding on June 6, 1946, as its own.