Basketball* is a very popular sport
worldwide, played with a round, orange ball that bounces. The sport was created in Springfield, Massachusetts
, by a professor named Dr. James Naismith
in the year 1891.
Basketball is now the second most popular sport in the world. Women's basketball
is also a popular sport, even though it does not receive nearly as much attention as men's basketball. Basketball has been played in theSummer Olympic Games
since 1936.