A Brief History of Basketball

Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in the winter of 1891. He created 13 rules. Today, basketball is one of the most popular sports. Famous players include Michael Jordan, Julius Erving, Dwight Howard, and Jimmer Fredette. Julius Erving, known as Dr. J, was one of the first players to slam dunk. Michael Jordan increased the popularity of basketball with his amazing athletic ability in the "Be like Mike" era. DwightHoward has proved that defense is cool and wowed spectators with his athleticism. Jimmer Fredette shows that size doesn't matter and created his own "Jimmer" range and rage.