Dr. Ezekiel Akande oversees operations at Kentucky’s Somerset Regional Pain Center as CEO. James Naismith created the sport of basketball in 1891 while teaching physical education at the YMCA in Massachusetts. Naismith's class was disorderly so he was directed to create an indoor game to keep the class busy. He recalled childhood games and nailed up two peach baskets as goals, tasking players with tossing a soccer ball into the baskets. Naismith initially drew up 13 rules, many of which still influence the modern game, such as banning running with the ball and allowing it to be moved with one or both hands. As students graduated, they spread basketball around the country helping it grow into the

1. HOW BASKETBALL
WAS INVENTED
Dr. Ezekiel Akande

2. Introduction
 Dr. Ezekiel Akande oversees operations at Kentucky’s
Somerset Regional Pain Center as CEO. Having
spent over two decades practicing medicine, he has
largely focused his career on pain management and
treatment. An avid sports fan, Dr. Ezekiel Akande
follows basketball.
The game of basketball was developed by James
Naismith, a future Presbyterian minister, in 1891.
Naismith created the sport while teaching physical
education at the YMCA in Massachusetts. Naismith’s
class received attention for being disorderly, and
leadership directed him to create an indoor game that
would keep the class busy.

3. Basketball
 Naismith thought back to his childhood experiences of playing
“duck on a rock” with his friends in Canada. The game
involved knocking a large rock off a boulder by hitting it with
smaller rocks. He also recalled seeing rugby players tossing
a ball into a box. Drawing on these memories, Naismith
nailed up two peach baskets as goals, and tasked his players
with tossing a soccer ball into the baskets.
Initially, Naismith drew up 13 rules. Many of these rules have
continued in some form to create the game that today's fans
are familiar with. They include banning players from running
with the ball and allowing the ball to be moved in any
direction with one or both hands. As the YMCA students
graduated, they took the sport around the country and helped
it grow into what it is today.