The Boston Celtics are one of the all-time greatest NBA teams. They on the most NBA championships (17), including seven straight from 1960 to 1966.
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. James Naismith was an Canadian physical education instructor at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Michael Jordan scored 16 points in his first official game for Chicago Bulls and the public loved him and became a star right away.
The first ball use in basketball was actually a soccer ball.
Three-point shots were established in 1986.
In 1967, the slam dunk was made illegal! The much-loved dunk was made legal again in 1976.
Most blocks in NBA career: Hakeem Olajuwon (3,830) .
Cal Hubbard is the only member of both the baseball and football halls of fame.
