Jan 11, 2025 · Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the …

Jan 19, 2025 · History of basketball, notable events and people in the development of basketball since its invention in the late 1800s. Unlike that of most popular sports, the origin of basketball …

Invented in 1891 by James A. Naismith at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass., basketball quickly became popular throughout the U.S., with games organized at the high …

James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. Naismith was a physical education teacher in Springfield, Massachusetts. His school asked him to create a sport that students could play …

Jan 18, 2025 · American basketball player Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (1991–93, 1996–98). He was named the NBA’s …

James Naismith (born November 6, 1861, Almonte, Ontario, Canada—died November 28, 1939, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.) was a Canadian -American physical education director who, in 1891, …

Jan 19, 2025 · National Basketball Association (NBA), professional basketball league formed in the United States in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball …

American basketball player Kobe Bryant was widely celebrated as one of basketball's all-time greats. His luminous professional career included five NBA championship wins with the Los …

Jan 14, 2025 · Magic Johnson (born August 14, 1959, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.) is an American former basketball player who led the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA to five championships …

2 days ago · Kobe Bryant (born August 23, 1978, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died January 26, 2020, Calabasas, California) was an American professional basketball player, who helped …