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Where and how was basketball invented?

Confirmed Basketball · Verified 2026-10-31 · WWV-TV-SG-005

Answer

Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, by James Naismith, using peach baskets

Naismith wanted an indoor winter sport for students.

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