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🧑🏫 Who invented basketball?
👉 Dr. James Naismith
🗓️ When was basketball invented?
👉 1891
🏫 Where was basketball invented?
👉 YMCA school in Massachusetts
❄️ Why did Naismith make a new game?
👉 It was winter and students needed exercise
🧺 What did he use as a basket?
👉 A peach basket
⛹️ How many players were in the first game?
👉 9 players
🎯 What was the final score of the first game?
👉 1–0
🔄 How did they get the ball out of the basket at first?
👉 They pulled it out or used a stick (dowel)
🏀 What kind of ball did they use at first?
👉 A soccer ball
🟤 What color were the first basketballs?
👉 Brown
🟠 Who made the orange ball?
👉 Tony Hinkle
🚫 Did they dribble in the first games?
👉 No
🤹♂️ How did players move the ball?
👉 By passing
🖐️ When did 5 players per team become standard?
👉 1897–1898
🪵 What is a dowel?
👉 A stick used to push the ball out
🏟️ What problem happened with the balcony?
👉 People blocked shots from it
