Basketall History...I put this up because I thought I would learn more through the writing and creation of this page...:)
BASKETBALL FACTS AND TECHNICALITIES(according to the NBA):
Diameter: 18 inches
Dimensions of the court: 94 X 50 feet
Free Throw Line to Backboard : 15 feet
Backboard to the endline : 4 feet
Three Point Arc : 23 feet in front and 22 feet in the endline.
Game Timings : 12 minutes * 4 quarters for a total of 48 minutes.
BASKETBALL HISTORY:
BasketBall was invented by James Naismith in the year 1891, and then BLAH BLAH...what the heck they said let us have an iron ring instead of PEACH BASKETS in 1892, and then they said hey this game is actually fun, and they got out BasketBalls to replace the footballs that they were using ...
In 1895 they said hey this game is too good to be kept localised, so they played the first inter-college game (Minnesota and Hamline(someone tell me where this place is ...))
They formed the first BasketBall league, the National BasketBall League in 1898, and after that basketball never looked back.
The first *major* professional league the American BasketBall League was formed in 1925.
In 1936 BasketBall was recognised as an Olympic game.
The NBA (National BasketBall assosiation was formed in 1949, as a coming together of the BasketBall Assosiation of America and the National BasketBall League. The NBA was made up of 17 teams in three divisions.
Well then the NBA chugged along with some competition from the American Basketball League and the American BasketBall Assosiation.
Today the NBA is easily the most preferred league and players from different countries vie to play in the league.