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True or False: The Minneapolis Lakers was one of the teams that could keep their records when they leagues combined.

True

Name two countries that were a part of the original FIBA.

Greece, Latvia, Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Portugal, Romania, & Switzerland

Who was the first African American player drafted to the NBA?

Earl Llyod

🏟️ “Mezzanine” means...?

👉 A balcony area

🏀 Why was “dribbling” not used at first?

👉 Balls were the wrong shape

📏 What does "standard" mean in basketball?

👉 The usual way or rule

🏀 What does it mean to "dribble" the ball?

👉 To bounce it while moving

❌ What does "impractical" mean?

👉 Not useful

🌀 What does "retrieve" mean?

👉 To get something back

🎯 What is a "backboard"?

👉 The board behind the basket

🧠 What does "invent" mean?

👉 To make something new

💡 What did Naismith call his new game?

👉 Basket Ball

🏆 How do you win in basketball?

👉 Get more points

🐥 What game helped inspire basketball?

👉 Duck on a Rock

🤹‍♂️ How did players move the ball?

👉 By passing

🚫 Did they dribble in the first games?

👉 No

🟤 What color were the first basketballs?

👉 Brown

🏀 What kind of ball did they use at first?

👉 A soccer ball

🔄 How did they get the ball out of the basket at first?

👉 They pulled it out or used a stick (dowel)

⛹️ How many players were in the first game?

👉 9 players

🧺 What did he use as a basket?

👉 A peach basket

❄️ Why did Naismith make a new game?

👉 It was winter and students needed exercise

🏫 Where was basketball invented?

👉 YMCA school in Massachusetts

🗓️ When was basketball invented?

👉 1891

🧑‍🏫 Who invented basketball?

👉 Dr. James Naismith