Basketball was invented by a Scot - a crucial and often ignored part of the game's history

Citation

Walker R (2025) Basketball was invented by a Scot - a crucial and often ignored part of the game's history. The Conversation. 12.03.2025. https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.uqceuampn

Abstract
First paragraph: Tension, excitement, glamour and big bucks: basketball’s popularity is soaring around the world, with 3.3 billion people interested in the game, according to one study. Strongly associated with North America, where players like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Caitlin Clark dominate the ratings, basketball is widely regarded as the creation of a Canadian, James Naismith.

Keywords
Canada; Scotland; America; Basketball; Give me perspective

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