The history of american basketball is rich with personalities and success through its three different leagues: the NBA, the NCAA and, most recently, the WNBA. The origins of basketball in the US begin in Springfield, Massachusetts. Here James Naismith developed the game for young men attending the YMCA in order to deal with the harsh winters outside and their idle time inside. Naismith nailed up peach baskets to each end of the gym and gave the players a ball to try and throw in to the baskets. He sketched out the fundamental rules of basketball that day in 1891, which are still used today. The first professional league began seven years later and eventually evolved into the different leagues we have now.
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