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What basketball was invented as in late 1891 was an indoor athletic distraction designed to keep restless Springfield College students active during a harsh New England winter....
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James Naismith, a Canadian-American physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) in Massachusetts, invented basketball in De...
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Many professional basketball franchises that once called themselves NBA teams no longer exist. This article explains which teams are gone, how and why they left the league, and...
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In December 1891, James Naismith, a physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented basketball as a way to keep s...
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The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) award recognizes the player judged most valuable to their team over the regular season. Established in 1955–56,...
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