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chowder66

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2. Basketball was invented in the United States in December 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education...

Reply to efhmc (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:06 PM

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instructor. He created the game at the YMCA International Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, to provide an indoor winter activity.

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Basket ball? efhmc Yesterday #1

Basketball was invented in the United States in December 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education... chowder66 Yesterday #2

So invented in the US but by a Canadian. OK. efhmc Yesterday #3

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