Ngo-1891, uJames Naismith waseMelika wasungula i-basketball. Wayefundisa e-YMCA International Training School e-Springfield, Massachusetts ngaleso sikhathi. Ngenxa yokuthi indawo igcwele amapentshisi, izingane zalapha zijabulela ukudlala umdlalo wokuphonsa ibhola kubhasikidi wepentshisi. Lokhu kwavusa intshisekelo yakhe yokuthuthukisa imidlalo ye-basketball ngokusekelwe kuzici zeminye imidlalo yebhola efana nebhola lezinyawo ne-hockey.

Ekuqaleni, umdlalo we-basketball wawulula uma kuqhathaniswa, ungenayo imingcele ngosayizi wenkundla noma inani labantu ababebambe iqhaza. Abadlali bahlukaniswe ngamaqembu amabili alinganayo ame emaphethelweni ahlukene enkundla. Uma unompempe ephonsa ibhola enkabeni yenkundla, abadlali bamaqembu womabili bagijimela enkundleni ukuyolibamba bese bezama ukuliphonsa kubhasikidi wezitha. Ngenxa yokuthi ubhasikidi wepentshisi unendawo engezansi, ibhola lihlala kubhasikidi ngemva kokushaywa, futhi abantu kufanele bagibele iladi elikhethekile ukuze basuse ibhola.

Ekuqaleni, umdlalo we-basketball wawulula uma kuqhathaniswa, ungenayo imingcele ngosayizi wenkundla noma inani labantu ababebambe iqhaza. Abadlali bahlukaniswe ngamaqembu amabili alinganayo ame emaphethelweni ahlukene enkundla. Uma unompempe ephonsa ibhola enkabeni yenkundla, abadlali bamaqembu womabili bagijimela enkundleni ukuyolibamba bese bezama ukuliphonsa kubhasikidi wezitha. Ngenxa yokuthi ubhasikidi wepentshisi unendawo ephansi, ibhola lihlala kubhasikidi ngemva kokushaywa, futhi abantu kufanele bagibele isitebhisi esikhethekile ukuze bakhiphe ibhola.Ngaphezu kwalokho, uNaismith wasungula umthetho wokuncintisana ongaphelele onengqikithi yezigatshana ezingu-13 ezivimbela ukugijima nebhola. , ukubamba abantu, ukusunduza abantu, ukukhubeka, ukushaya abantu, nokunye. Lokhu kukhulise kakhulu injabulo yomdlalo we-basketball futhi kwaheha abantu abengeziwe ukuthi babambe iqhaza emdlalweni, okuholele ekusabalaleni okusheshayo kwe-basketball kulo lonke elase-United States.