The history of basketball goes back to 1891, when a college physical education teacher named James Naismith, a Canadian by birth, decided to diversify his classes by inventing this sport. The rules at the time were simple: the players are divided into two teams, and whoever scores more balls in the basket of the opponent (at that time played with a soccer), and he wins. This increased the interest of students, who at that time were engaged only in gymnastic exercises, in sports.
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