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Basketball (Characteristics (Category (Team sport), Equipment (Basketball…
Basketball
Characteristics
Category
Team sport
Equipment
Basketball
Venue
Indoor or outdoor court
Team members
5 per side
Unisex sport
Number of events
4
History
First played
December 21, 1891
Demonstrated in the Summer Olympics in 1904
Part of the Summer Olympics since 1936
First basketball court
Inventor
James Naismith
Pop culture
Most popular player
LeBron James
One of the greatest basketball players
Won 2 Olympic gold medals
Active supporter of non-profit organizations
NBA
Most popular basketball league
Founed in 1946
