Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian professor, as an indoor winter sport for his athletes. The first official game was played in 1892 with 9 players and ended with a score of 1-0. The NBA was founded in 1946 and has since expanded to 30 teams. Basketball is now an international sport played in tournaments like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup between national teams. Some of the most famous basketball players include Canadian point guard Steve Nash and American hall of famer Michael Jordan.

1. Basketball
KEVIN LEE
EXERCISE SCIENCE

2. history
 -basketball was invented by James
Naismith, a Canadian professor from
McGill university in Montreal
 He invented this sport so his athlete had
a way to stay active during the winter
 The first official game was played in the
YMCA gymnasium on Jan 20 1082
 The first game was played with 9
players and the final score was 1-0

3. The Rules Back Then
 The NBA basketball rules says
it 5 on 5 in court but 10 to 3
benches
 Only 9 players
 No half court violation
 No free throw shooting
 But there is fouls with just turnovers
 Similar to handball but with
basketball court

4. NBA
 The NBA (national basketball association) is most
popular basketball league around the world
 It was founded in New York city on June 6 1946
 The first game played was the Toronto huskies vs the
New York knickerbockers
 There were 17 teams when the league started but
today there is 30 teams

5. International Basketball
 Basketball has now become popular around the
world
 Tournaments such as the Olympics and the FIBA
world championship have become very important to
countries
 Basketball is no longer an American sport

6. Media for basketball
 TNT
 ESPN
 TSN
 ABC
 NBA channel

7. Ranks
1. Argentina ARG 876.0 150.0 16. Brazil BRA 173.6 0.0
2. USA USA 832.2 0.0 17. France FRA 169.0 -200.0
3. Spain ESP 730.0 150.0 18. Croatia CRO 165.0 65.0
4. Greece GRE 499.0 70.0 19. Canada CAN 124.2 -60.0
5. Serbia SRB 469.0 -65.0 20. Slovenia SLO 124.0 0.0
6. Lithuania LTU 411.0 -75.0 21. Venezuela VEN 95.2 0.0
7. Germany GER 329.0 45.0 22. Nigeria NGR 93.6 0.0
8. Italy ITA 308.0 -70.0 23. Iran IRI 73.1 40.0
9. Australia AUS 269.0 -15.0 24. Lebanon LIB 70.5 0.0
10. China CHN 262.7 10.0 25. Israel ISR 60.0 0.0
11. Puerto Rico PUR 232.6 0.0 26. Korea KOR 56.5 0.0
12. Angola ANG 206.0 0.0 27. Qatar QAT 39.8 0.0
13. Turkey TUR 203.0 0.0 28. Uruguay URU 36.0 0.0
14. New Zealand NZL 187.0 -40.0 29. Mexico MEX 35.2 0.0
15. Russia RUS 181.0 -5.0 30. Panama PAN 34.6 0.0

8. The Past World Championship
year event gold silver bronze
2008 Olympic USA Spain Argentina
2006 FIBA Spain Greece USA
2004 Olympic Argentina Italy USA
2002 FIBA Yugoslavia Argentina Germany
2000 Olympic USA France Lithuania

9. Famous Basketball Players
 Steve Nash
 Born 7 February 1974 is a Canadian professional basketball
player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.
Nash.

10.  Michael Jeffrey Jordan
 born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He is
basketball hall of famer in NBA. Won 5 MVP awards, 9 All-
Defensive First Team honors, 14 NBA All-Star Game
appearances and 3 All-Star MVP awards, 10 scoring titles, 3
steals titles, 6 NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA
Defensive Player of the Year Award.