Basketball is one of the most popular games in the world, especially in the United States of America, where it first appeared.0:07
Millions of spectators watch every important national and international game in this country.0:16
It may be interesting to know that basketball didn't develop slowly over the centuries as some old traditional games did.0:23
We can say for sure where and when it appeared.0:32
The man who first thought of this game and who made up its rules lived in Springfield, Massachusetts.0:37
He taught physical education at a Springfield training school.0:45
He was a Canadian called Nasmyth.0:51
Once, in the year 1891, Mr. Naismith decided to make his lessons more interesting for his students, and he thought that they needed a new indoor game.0:54
For this new game, he used the rules of an old Indian game together with the rules of British football.1:07
When the teacher first asked his students to play the new game, he put two old wooden baskets on the walls.1:15
To score a goal, a player had to get the ball into the basket.1:24
That's why Naismith gave the new game the name of basketball.1:29
Nowadays, practically every nation of the world plays basketball.1:34
They often say that it is an international game.1:39
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