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Basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith in a YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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In 1896, the first college basketball game was played between the University of Iowa and the University of Chicago.
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Shortly after the first college game, the first professional basketball game was held in Trenton, New Jersey between the Trenton YMCA and the Brooklyn YMCA.
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In 1916, the rules were changed to allow players to shoot the ball following a dribble.
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In 1936, basketball became an official sport and was introduced to the Olympic games.
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In 1940, the first televised basketball game was held between Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh.
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Amid the heat of WW2, Howard Hobson designed the "three-point line", and tested it in a game between Colombia and Fordham.
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The NBL (National Basketball League) and BBA (Basketball Association of America) merge together to form the NBA (National Basketball Associations)
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In a game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets, the cumulative score totaled up to 370 points (186-184)
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The WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) is formed as a counterpart to the NBA.
