Interesting Facts About Basketball – TalkBasket.net

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Let’s start with what many people know best. Basketball was invented by PE teacher James Naismith. It happened in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. To dilute his students’ boring physical education classes, Naismith was forced to invent a new game that would eventually have a tremendous impact on the development of world culture.

Hard to believe, but basketball was originally played with a soccer ball. Peach baskets were used instead of our usual baskets, and umpires had to remove balls from them after each score. Baskets with nets did not appear until the 1900s. At the same time, basketball backboards were invented to protect the ball and basket from interactions with spectators.

Originally, dribbling was forbidden in basketball. Instead, each player had to shoot to the basket from where he caught the ball. It wasn’t until 1897 that the Yale team first used dribbling as a means of moving the ball forward. This element caught on in the game and was enshrined in the rules four years later.

Originally in basketball, there were no clear rules for the number of people on each team. Naismith wanted the game to be fairly free and anyone could participate. For a time, the standard total number of players was 18. Then basketball evolved into our familiar 5×5 format and then revolutionized to 3×3 as well.

The slam dunk, one of the game’s most spectacular elements, was officially banned prior to the 1967-1968 season. This restriction lasted until the 1976–77 season. We think it was one of the most boring decades in the game’s history.

Imagine that up until 1910, pushing, holding, tripping, and hitting an opponent didn’t count as fouls. This year, that madness ended with the introduction of the 4 accumulated fouls player disqualification rule. The number of fouls increased to 5 in 1946 and 6 the following year.

Basketball umpires not only had to watch the game but also constantly check the time, so they carried watches with them. Only the total time was counted, there weren’t 24 seconds per attack back then. This innovation came to basketball in 1954 to add momentum to the game.

Many people know that college basketball is hugely popular with audiences in the United States, but it peaked in 1979 when Michigan State and Indiana College played each other in the season finale. And that game remains one of the most popular college basketball games in history. Interest in the game was primarily aroused by the duel between the then very young Magic Johnson (Michigan) and Larry Bird (Indiana). Subsequently, it was this confrontation of players that became the NBA’s most important game of the 1980s and propelled the league to a whole new level of popularity.

Basketball’s essential modern element, the three-point shot, didn’t appear in the game until 1961. Before that, all shots were worth 2 points and free throws were worth 1 point. Of course, the playing surface was also very different. Three-point shots were first introduced in Eastern Professional Basketball League games, and in 1968, basketball players’ long-distance volleys were officially incorporated into NBA rules.

The iconic Air Jordan 1 sneakers weren’t always popular. NBA executives disliked this model, especially in the mid-1980s when His Holiness Michael Jordan switched from the usual white sneakers to a red and black model. The league didn’t like this turn of events, and Jordan was fined $5,000 for every appearance on the floor in “non-regulation” sneakers. It is remarkable that Michael himself did not pay a cent, because Nike paid all fines that caused a great public sensation and were a kind of sneaker advertisement. For more information on 3×3 basketball and real team spirit, visit the Red Bull Half Court tournament page. Join us, qualifications are held in different cities of Russia. The national winners meet at the World Finals to determine the global court champions.