Basketball is hugely popular in the USA and is now played in other parts of the world, as well as at the Olympics. The game is played by two teams of five players each, usually on an indoor court. Players score points by shooting the ball through the basket. The National Basketball Association in the USA was formed in 1949. It contains 30 teams divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. At the end of the season the two conference winners meet in a best – of – seven series fro the NBA championship. The inspiration for basketball may have been the Aztec game ollamalitzli and other ball and hoop games played by South American peoples. The modern game was invented in 1891 by Canadian physical education teacher Dr james A. Naismith at the International YMCA College at Springfield, Massachusetts. He wanted to find a game that could be played indoors during the winter.
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