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title: "How did basketball invented?"  
description: "A concise explanation about the origin of basketball and its interesting story behind"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-28  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3383/how-did-basketball-invented  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["basketball", "history", "invention", "James Naismith", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How did basketball invented?

![How did basketball invented](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6de66e9e-bc57-49c6-becf-09aa1e975176/images/ba7fe93f-6c00-4302-9713-8e267a27cd69.jpeg) ![How did basketball invented](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6de66e9e-bc57-49c6-becf-09aa1e975176/images/aa07c9d5-5b55-4ad6-ad6c-32eca919af09.jpeg) Basketball, invented in 1891 by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. ![How did basketball invented](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6de66e9e-bc57-49c6-becf-09aa1e975176/images/3e83d3f6-65c6-45b9-8908-1ee8d86e7556.jpeg) He was tasked to create a new indoor game for the school's children during the harsh New England winters. ![How did basketball invented](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6de66e9e-bc57-49c6-becf-09aa1e975176/images/3e83d3f6-65c6-45b9-8908-1ee8d86e7556.jpeg) He was inspired by the childhood game "duck on a rock," where players threw a ball at peach baskets in a gymnasium to create basketball. ![How did basketball invented](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6de66e9e-bc57-49c6-becf-09aa1e975176/images/bf83791b-0471-4cfe-9f85-8da7d1dacace.jpeg) In 1891, regulations were established, the first game played on December 21, 1891, two teams of nine-player each, later expanded the country. ![How did basketball invented](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6de66e9e-bc57-49c6-becf-09aa1e975176/images/8baff649-24e9-4f1e-9d98-c53df2e704df.jpeg) Fast forward to today, basketball is a globally popular sport with millions of players and fans worldwide.

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