Interesting and Unknown Facts About Basketball

• In the very beginning the color of the basketball was brown now which is orange. 
• The first basketball game took place in 1982.
• The NBA was founded in 1949. 
• The game was made an official Olympic game in 1936.
• The Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships. 
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for most points scored in a career.
• Michael Jordan has scored more points in the playoffs than any other player.
• The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, Mass. 
• Women's basketball began in 1892.
• In 1967, Slam dunks were considered unlawful, nine years later it was legalized again.
• Backboard was added so that the audience can not interfere in the game by handing the ball.
• Basketball used to play by a soccer ball until it was changed in 1929. 
• Two great players Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley were cut from their high school teams. 
• Gheorge Muresan was the tallest NBA player who stood 7 feet 7 inches. 
• Basketball was invented in United States by a Canadian. 
• The backboard measures 6 feet by 3.5 feet.
• Mugsy Bogues is the smallest ever NBA player stood 5 foot 3 inches.
• Michael Jordan retired in Jan 1999, but returned to play in 2001.
• In Sweden, basketball is played on ice. 
• Basketballs are made with leather, synthetic rubber and baby rainbows.