Dr. James Naismith, in 1891, a physical education instructor at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented basketball.
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13 simple rules were jotted down on paper during the evolution of the game. These rules are still the backbone of the game today. Except dribbling and three-point rules were not allowed at first.
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Dribbling, which is one of the key skills of basketball now, was not a part of the game when it was invented. Players could only pass the ball and shoot.
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The very first basketball hoop was a peach basket. Players would shoot the ball into the basket, but there was no hole at the bottom, so someone had to climb to get the ball each time a point was scored.
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Originally, basketball had nine players per team. However, the modern-day basketball game has only five players playing on each side, which was altered later in the game.
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One of the greatest players, Michael Jordan, was cut from his high school basketball team. However, that setback only fueled his determination, and he went on to become a six-time NBA champion and five-time MVP.
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Fouls were actually permitted. From 1910, players were permitted to commit 4 fouls, which was updated again in 1946 to five fouls. In 1989, the NBA updated this to 6, but FIBA rules still only allow 5.
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Dunking, one of the exciting parts, was banned for ten years due to the dominance of Abdul Jabbar. But soon this was reintroduced in the game with Brett Rainbow winning three straight NBL Slam Dunk titles in the 1990s.
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