Mu 1891, Umunyamerika James Naismith yahimbye basketball. Icyo gihe yigishaga mu ishuri mpuzamahanga rya YMCA i Springfield, muri Massachusetts. Kubera ko agace ari kenshi muri pashe, abana hano bishimira gukina umukino wo guta umupira mubiseke byamashaza. Ibi byamushishikarije guteza imbere imikino ya basketball ishingiye kubiranga indi mikino yumupira wamaguru nkumupira wamaguru na ହକି.

Ku ikubitiro, umukino wa basketball wari woroshye, nta mbogamizi ku bunini bwikibuga cyangwa umubare wabantu bitabiriye. Abakinnyi bigabanyijemo amakipe abiri angana ahagarara kumpande zinyuranye zurukiko. Iyo umusifuzi ajugunye umupira hagati mu rukiko, abakinnyi bo mu makipe yombi bihutira kwinjira mu rukiko kugira ngo bafate bagerageza kujugunya mu gitebo cy'uwo bahanganye. Kubera ko agaseke k'amashaza gafite epfo, umupira uguma mu gatebo nyuma yo gukubitwa, kandi abantu bagomba kuzamuka urwego rwihariye kugirango bakureho umupira.

Ku ikubitiro, umukino wa basketball wari woroshye, nta mbogamizi ku bunini bwikibuga cyangwa umubare wabantu bitabiriye. Abakinnyi bigabanyijemo amakipe abiri angana ahagarara kumpande zinyuranye zurukiko. Iyo umusifuzi ajugunye umupira hagati mu rukiko, abakinnyi bo mu makipe yombi bihutira kwinjira mu rukiko kugira ngo bafate bagerageza kujugunya mu gitebo cy'uwo bahanganye. Kubera ko agaseke k'amashaza gafite epfo, umupira uguma mu gitebo nyuma yo gukubitwa, kandi abantu bagomba kuzamuka urwego rwihariye kugirango bakureho umupira.Ikindi kandi, Naismith yashyizeho itegeko ryamarushanwa ridatunganye hamwe ningingo 13 zose zabuzaga kwiruka nu mupira. , gufata abantu, gusunika abantu, gukandagira abantu, gukubita abantu, nibindi. Ibi byongereye cyane kwishimira umukino wa basketball kandi bikurura abantu benshi kwitabira umukino, bituma ikwirakwizwa rya basketball ryihuta muri Amerika.