Basketball

James Naismith with a basketball and the peach basket initially used

Basketball inventor James A. Naismith was born on November 6, 1861 in Almonte, in then Canada West, now Ontario. The first game of what became basketball was played in December 1891. Naismith invented basketball to allow students to keep fit in a gym during winter.

Tomorrow, October 17, 2011, the Euroleague 2011/2012 starts with the first regular season game played on Monday as it’s become traditional, then the other games will be played on Wednesday, Thursday and occasionally in other days.