Basketball.Theworld'sgreatestsportever.Butofcourse,ithasn'tbeenaroundsincetheworldbegan.No,somebodyhadtohaveinventedit.AndthatsomebodywouldbeJamesNaismith.BorninAlmonte,Ontario,Canada,thisCanadianGymTeacherandPhysicianwouldsoonbethefounderofbasketball.ItallstartedinDecemberof1891.NaismithwasteachinginSpringfield,MassachusettsandwasaskedbyLutherH.Gulick,theHeadmasteroftheschoolforChristianWorkstomakeanewsport.Themainideaofthesportwasmainlytobeplayedinsidewhenitwastoocoldtogooutside.Thenewsportalsohadtokeepathletesintheirtopconditionsbetweenthebaseballandfootballseason.Naismithbegantowork.Thefirstgame-ballwasasoccerball.ThefirstbasketswerepeachbasketsthatNaismithcleverlythoughtofhangingonthewall.Fromthere,thelegacyofbasketballbegan.Originally,therewas9mentoeachteam,buttheobjectivewasstillthesame;topasstheballtootherplayersonyourteamandputtheballintheopposingteam'snet,orbasketbackthen.Fromthere,basketballcaughtonlikeawildfire.During1885highschoolsandcollegesbegantoadoptthegame,andby1898,thefirstProLeaguewasfounded.Afterthefirstgameplayed,Naismithdrafted13rulesandregulations,butmanymorewereyettocome.Thehoopsweknowtodaywereinventedin1906.Theyweresteel,withanethangingfromit'srim.篮球作为世界上最伟大的运动之一，并不是凭空而来，它一定有自己的发明者。这个发明者，就是JamesNaismith。James出生于加拿大的安大略，他曾是一个体育教师。在1891年他在马塞诸塞教授体育的时候，学校的校长让他为基督教的活动想出一种运动，而这种运动一定要在室内进行，因为室外很冷。这种运动，按照校长的要求，一定要使运动员保持棒球和足球比赛时的激情。于是，他就开始思考这项运动。经过思考，他想出了一种方法：在墙上挂网子，然后把球扔向这个用网子做的篮子里。从此，篮球得以产生。本来，每个队伍有9个队员，但是规则是：把球传向自己队伍的队员，然后设法投向对方的筐子里。从此，篮球就很快传播开来。1885年，高中和大学都开始采用这种运动方式，到1898年，第一个篮球联盟成立。第一次比赛后，James设计了13个比赛规则。篮球筐子的边缘框架是在1906年设计的，材料是钢。Dr.JamesNaismithisknownworld-wideastheinventorofbasketball.Hewasbornin1861inRamsaytownship,nearAlmonte,Ontario,Canada.TheconceptofbasketballwasbornfromNaismith’sschooldaysintheareawhereheplayedasimplechild’sgameknownasduck-on-a-rockoutsidehisone-roomschoolhouse.Thegameinvolvedattemptingtoknocka"duck"offthetopofalargerockbytossinganotherrockatit.NaismithwentontoattendMcGillUniversityinMontreal,Quebec,Canada.James作为世界闻名的篮球发明家，出生于1861年的Ramsay小镇，位于加拿大的安大略。他发明篮球的点子是来自他小时候玩的一种游戏，叫“duck-on-a-rock”。这种游戏就是用一块石头把另一块石头打掉。James后来转去了魁北克的Montreal大学教授课程。奥运知识—篮球比赛基本规则知多少RulesJamesNaismithdevisedasetofthirteenrulesofbasketball:1.Theballmaybethrowninanydirectionwithoneorbothhands.2.Theballmaybebattedinanydirectionwithoneorbothhands,butneverwiththefist.3.Aplayercannotrunwiththeball.Theplayermustthrowitfromthespotonwhichhecatchesit,allowancetobemadeforamanrunningatgoodspeed.4.Theballmustbeheldinorbetweenthehands.Thearmsorbodymustnotbeusedforholdingit.5.Noshouldering,holding,pushing,strikingortrippinginanywayofanopponent.Thefirstinfringementofthisrulebyanypersonshallcountasafoul;thesecondshalldisqualifyhimuntilthenextgoalismadeor,iftherewasevidentintenttoinjuretheperson,forthewholeofthegame.Nosubstitutionshallbeallowed.6.Afoulisstrikingattheballwiththefist,violationsofRules3and4andsuchasdescribedi...