Basketball Was Invented by a Canadian
James Naismith, a physical education instructor from Almonte, Ontario, created the sport in December 1891 at Springfield College in Massachusetts. He devised it as a less injury-prone alternative to football.
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James Naismith, a physical education instructor from Almonte, Ontario, created the sport in December 1891 at Springfield College in Massachusetts. He devised it as a less injury-prone alternative to football.