ON THIS DAY (Dec. 21, 1891) CANADIAN Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts! 🇨🇦🏀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎥 via Historica Canada | NBA Canada

The very first basketball game was played in Springfield, MA in December of 1891, which is why inventor James Naismith's namesake Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, is also in Springfield. The museum honors the game's greatest players, coaches, referees - even superfans!💐 - and features an absolutely mind-boggling collection of memorabilia. Even if you're not a huge basketball fan going in, you will be by the time you're walking out. 🙌 🏀 🗑️ 📍 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue, Springfield, M

142K views · 385 reactions | When was the first game of basketball played? If you guessed 1891, you are correct! Based on 13 rules created by the 30-year-old graduate student James Naismith, the game was tested by students at a YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. To learn more, visit https://history.visitlink.me/MMWZ8l | HISTORY | Facebook

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