Ten fun facts about Basketball1. The History of the NBA Game Ball Since its inception, basketballs have come a long way. Initially, most basketballs were brown, but nowadays, orange is the more popular choice. Spalding has been the official producer of the NBA game ball since 1983, and ...
BASKETBALL HISTORY & EARLY YEARSIn 1891, James Naismith, a teacher at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, is credited with inventing basketball. He was looking for an indoor recreational activity. The first basketball hoops were actually just peach baskets and the first backboards were made of ...
Many NBA teams have a rich history marked by significantachievementsand contributions to basketball. For instance, theBostonCeltics and Los Angeles Lakers have a storied rivalry and hold a significant number of NBA championships between them. These historical contexts provide depth and intrigue to the ...
Posted on July 17, 2023Author IlyaTags basketball, sportsLeave a comment on Five Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Basketball The Marathon Boxing Fight of 1893: Bowen vs Burke The record for the longest boxing match is held by Andy Bowen and Jack Burke, who battled it out on April...
What is the history of the backboard? The first basketball hoops were peach baskets nailed to an elevated track. The peach basket hoop was replaced by a metal rim and netting about a decade after the sport was invented. The netting was closed at the bottom, so much like the peach basket...
Basketball players have come in all shapes and sizes throughout NBA history, and no two basketball players are the same. Some players, like Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, spend their entire NBA careers with the teams that select them in the...
Harry Statham was a big name at small McKendree University, leading its NAIA basketball team to 1,122 wins, the most in NCAA history. However, Statham was bumped when Mike Krzyzewski won his1,123rdgame in 2019. However, Statham still holds the record of1,635 games coached. ...
When talking about basketball, we all think about tall players but what about the shortest player? Well, Muggsy Bogues, who was 5.3” is the shortest player in the NBA’s history. But that is not the plot twist. He played alongside Manute Bol (7.7”), who is the tallest NBA player in...
Nicknamed “King James”, he is widely considered one of the greatest players in NBA history and is often compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest basketball player ever.[ LeBron James is in his mid-thirties but shows no sign of slowing down. He is still the same beast on...
The history of basketball is very large one, filled with rich events, legends and changes among the years. We gathered a list of facts and figures about one of the most interesting sports in our listBasketball Facts. 1. Basketball was played by ...