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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37474| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport Newspaper/Magazine Articles |
| Title: | Basketball was invented by a Scot - a crucial and often ignored part of the game's history |
| Author(s): | Walker, Ross |
| Contact Email: | ross.walker1@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | Canada Scotland America Basketball Give me perspective |
| Issue Date: | 12-Mar-2025 |
| Date Deposited: | 13-Oct-2025 |
| Publisher: | The Conversation Trust |
| Citation: | Walker R (2025) Basketball was invented by a Scot - a crucial and often ignored part of the game's history. <i>The Conversation</i>. 12.03.2025. https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.uqceuampn |
| Abstract: | First paragraph: Tension, excitement, glamour and big bucks: basketball’s popularity is soaring around the world, with 3.3 billion people interested in the game, according to one study. Strongly associated with North America, where players like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Caitlin Clark dominate the ratings, basketball is widely regarded as the creation of a Canadian, James Naismith. |
| Type: | Newspaper/Magazine Article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37474 |
| DOI Link: | 10.64628/AB.uqceuampn |
| Rights: | The Conversation uses a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives licence. You can republish their articles for free, online or in print. Licence information is available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ |
| Affiliation: | Sport |
| Licence URL(s): | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ |
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