Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891. The first basketball hoop was made out of wires. Basketball was first played by placing two peach buckets on high beams and making teams, after the teams were chosen they would use a soccer ball to score against each other. Basketball was a sport invented that was supposed to keep less injuries from happening compared to football. It was first played in Springfield Massachusetts, Dr. James Naismith was a physical education instructor. He invented the sport because he was instructed to invent a new indoor sport.
It was first played in Springfield Massachusetts, Dr. James Naismith was a physical education instructor. The game basketball grew and became very popular by the 20th century. The game was originally played as a 9 verse 9 game, they normally played to one point so the score would be 1-0. Each half was 15 minutes. The side with the most points would win the game. Basketball was played with a soccer ball because of the softness.
Players could not strike, push, hold, trip, or shoulder their opponent. If they did, this would be considered a foul. Two fouls would disqualify a player until the next basket was made without substitution. An attempt to injure an opponent would disqualify that player for the whole game. November 7, 1896 the first ever professional basketball game was played in New Jersey between Brooklyn YMCA and the Trenton YMCA.