BasketballBasketball is an indoor and outdoor game. Over the years, basketball has made a name for itself in this world, but today it is one of the most popular sports played around the world. Basketball is widely played in colleges, high schools, the NBA (National Basketball Association), even for fun. Basketball is now diverse with many different types of players and teams. In the past, it was primarily a male-dominated sport. Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith. The original game that James Naismith created was very different from today's version of basketball. James Naismith divided his class into 2 teams, each consisting of 9 children, with each team's objective being to put the basketball in the fruit basket. For Naismith and his new basketball game, this was just the beginning. After a year, basketball was first played in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1892. Over time, basketball became advanced with new metal hoops as well as accessories like nets and signs. It was no longer the old fruit basket game, it became so advanced that in 1946, more precisely on June 6, 1946, basketball had its own league, the BAA (Basketball Association of America) was later transformed into NBA (National Basketball Association in 1949. Until now, Back when basketball had its own league, basketball was played in colleges, schools and for fun. Some of the colleges that used basketball as a school sport were Yale University, Geneva College, Hamline University and many other universities . middle of paper ...... all his emotions on the court in high school He. was so talented and did his best in basketball that he later continued his career in basketball and at age 22 was drafted by the NBA for the Boston Celtics. was not over in 1992 when he left the Boston Celtics. He then coached the Indiana Pacers for almost 4 years. His life was mainly focused on basketball. get away from all the problems in your life. Larry Bird has won many awards including the NBA Champion which he won 3 times, the John R. Wooden Award and much more. Larry Bird lets kids know that if they have something on their mind, don't let anything stop you from doing what's right..