Dr. James Naismith created the game of basketball in 1891. He was a worker at the YMCA. It was created to condition young athletes during the cold months. He used peach baskets as the goals and a soccer ball as the ball. This sport evolved into the NBA (National Basketball Association) where many talented people play. It was established in 1946, but they were not paid until years later. At the end of quarters instead of horns they shot blanks out of a gun. Also, the scoreboards had to be moved by hand. The scoreboards had rotating blocks numbered 1-9 to indicate the score. At first when the game was first invented there was only thirteen rules. Now there is 10 basic rules but there is many subsections that are under one rule but can be