James Naismith Essay Dr. James Naismith is the father of basketball. He was asked to invent a game to pass time, and he came up with two peach baskets and a ball. Although he created the game in the United States, he was born and raised in Canada. And even though the game has been taken over by the Americans, it will always be known that it’s roots are a part of Canada. James …showed first 75 words of 756 total…

…showed last 75 words of 756 total…had its rough moments, the league still increased in popularity and became the NBL, National Basketball League, in 1937, which is now called the NBA, National Basketball Association. But two years after this, and three years after it had become an olympic sport, James died in 1937, in Lawrence, Kansas. Although this is now all history, his legend still lives as he has had many basketball oriented museums, trophies, and hall of fames named in his honour.