The Evolution of the Basket
The first Basketball hoop was a peach basket (McNamee,2013). When James Naismith was thinking of the sport, there were peach baskets laying around. He then wanted to use them.
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James Naismith then discovered that having to climb up a ladder to retrieve the ball after the ball went in, was a big pain and took a long time (McNamee, 2005). They then cut a hole in the bottom of the basket.
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James Naismith then needed to put something on the back to prevent the fans from blocking the shot going in (McNamee, 2005). He also improved the basket to metal.
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Today, basketball hoops have padding for protection, backboards that have a square to aim for, and some even have shot clocks.
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