199- The Yin and Yang of Basketball — 99% Invisible

199- The Yin and Yang of Basketball

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February 9, 2016

In 1891, a physical education teacher in Springfield, Massachusetts invented the game we would come to know as basketball. In setting the height of the baskets, he inadvertently created a design problem that would not be resolved for decades to come. The … Continue reading →