Basketball was deliberately created in 1891 by a physical education teacher in Massachusetts, Canadian born James Nesmith, to provide an indoor sports activity during the snowy winter months when outdoor out door playing fields could not be used.

• 加拿大出生的美国麻省体育教师詹姆斯·奈史密斯经过一番深思熟虑于1891年创立了篮球运动，为人们提供了一种冬季户外活动无法进行时的室内体育活动。