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Interesting Basketball Trivia For The Sports Junkie
It’s every man’s sport, and if this doesn’t hold true then basketball remains an
athletic pursuit of unparalleled popularity and mass appeal. Here are some
interesting basketball facts and trivia, especially for fellow huge supporters of Miami
teams like the Miami Hurricanes.
History and rules
Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith, who also was a P.E. teacher
from Springfield, Massachusetts. It was borne out of the desire to keep his gym class
busy while it was raining outside. Originally, two teams made up of nine players
played the game – a number anchored on the standard number of players on a
baseball team. Obviously, the teams were later reduced to having five players each.
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Basketball superstars
Michael Jordan had a so-called “love of the game” clause in his contract, and this
effectively allowed him to play basketball against anyone, anytime, and practically
anywhere. Tim Duncan, on the other hand, grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where
he was preparing for the 1992 Olympics as a competitive swimmer, until a hurricane
destroyed the only Olympic-sized pool on the island. He was left with the option to
swim in the ocean, but there was one problem: he was afraid of sharks.
Historic brawls
The Pacers-Piston game on Nov. 19, 2004 marked the most infamous fight that
broke out in the NBA. It involved a massive brawl among players and spectators,
where the league suspended nine players and had to deal with $11 million in lost
earnings. Five fans, on the other hand, were slapped with criminal charges and were
banned from Piston home games forever.
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