Basketball was invented in 189 1 by Dr. james naismith, a PE teacher in Massachusetts, USA. Inspired by the children's game of throwing peaches into bamboo baskets, Dr. james naismith designed and invented basketball on February 25th, 189 1. When playing games, Dr. naismith hung two bamboo baskets on the railings on both sides of the gym, 65,438+00 feet above the ground, and used football as a game ball. Throw the ball into the opponent's basket and get 1 point. The number of balls hit will determine the outcome of the game. 1893, iron baskets are used to hang nets instead of bamboo baskets. 1895, the basket began to be fixed on the 4×6-foot backboard and gradually went deep into the court. At 19 13, it was too troublesome to take the ball out of the basket after each shot hit, so people cut off the bottom of the net and formed a nearly modern backboard and basket. After its birth, basketball developed rapidly and gradually became popular all over the world. American YMCA Men's Basketball Team 1904 Third Olympic Games Performance. 1936 men's basketball was listed as an official Olympic event, and 1976 added women's basketball. Now, basketball has developed into a global sport and is welcomed by everyone. With the love of more and more teenagers, basketball has added many fashion elements and developed into street basketball. Basketball is not only a sport, but also a fashion. Basketball players have attracted more and more attention. They have become stars and idols. I think among these people, people are most familiar with Michael Jordan. 1984 was selected by the NBA Bulls. During his basketball career, he was named NBA champion and NBA most valuable player many times, and he was even called "Flying Jordan". In China, there are also many famous basketball players, such as Wang, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, all of whom are NBA players.