ORIGINS OF BASKETBALL

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· THE GAME QUICKLY GAINED POPULARITY AND SPREAD TO COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. · BASKETBALL WAS INTRODUCED TO EUROPE IN 1893 AND ASIA IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

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SPREAD OF BASKETBALL

· THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA) WAS FOUNDED ON JUNE 6, 1946. THE LEAGUE STARTED WITH 11 TEAMS, INCLUDING ICONIC ONES LIKE THE BOSTON CELTICS AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS

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FORMATION OF THE NBA

· ON MARCH 2, 1962, WILT CHAMBERLAIN SCORED AN INCREDIBLE 100 POINTS IN A SINGLE GAME. · THIS RECORD STILL STANDS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN NBA HISTORY.

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WILT CHAMBERLAIN'S 100-POINT GAME

· THE 1980S FEATURED A LEGENDARY RIVALRY BETWEEN MAGIC JOHNSON AND LARRY BIRD. · THEIR HEAD-TO-HEAD BATTLES IN THE NBA FINALS ARE CONSIDERED SOME OF THE BEST IN BASKETBALL HISTORY.

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MAGIC VS. BIRD RIVALRY

· MICHAEL JORDAN DOMINATED THE 1990S, WINNING SIX NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH THE CHICAGO BULLS. · HIS AIRNESS IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.

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MICHAEL JORDAN ERA

· THE 1992 U.S. MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, KNOWN AS THE "DREAM TEAM," INCLUDED ICONIC PLAYERS LIKE JORDAN, MAGIC, AND BIRD. · THEY WON GOLD AT THE BARCELONA OLYMPICS, SHOWCASING THE BEST TALENT IN THE WORLD.

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DREAM TEAM AT THE 1992 OLYMPICS

· KOBE BRYANT, A FIVE-TIME NBA CHAMPION, LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE GAME. · HIS WORK ETHIC, COMPETITIVENESS, AND SKILL MADE HIM A BASKETBALL ICON.

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KOBE BRYANT'S LEGACY

· IN THE 2010S, THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, LED BY STEPHEN CURRY AND KLAY THOMPSON, REVOLUTIONIZED THE GAME WITH THEIR THREE-POINT SHOOTING. · THEY WON MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SET RECORDS FOR REGULAR-SEASON WINS.

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GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS' DOMINANCE

· LEBRON JAMES, A GENERATIONAL TALENT, HAS HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE MODERN GAME. · WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH MULTIPLE TEAMS, HE CONTINUES TO SHAPE THE NARRATIVE OF BASKETBALL IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

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LEBRON JAMES' IMPACT