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Wikidata P571: 1891Q5372, CC0, retrieved 2026-10-19
“Archives and Special Collections. Lisens: Falt i det fri (Public domain) Basketball ble utviklet i Massachusetts , USA i 1891 av den kanadiske ungdomslederen James W. Naismith, for å aktivisere ungdommene han”Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian): source, retrieved 2026-10-19“Faktaboks Etymologi Ordet basketball kommer fra engelsk basketball, af basket 'kurv' + ball 'bold'. Spillet blev opfundet i 1891 i USA af den canadiske idrætslærer James Naismith (1861-1939), da han på sit”Lex (Den Store Danske) (in Danish): source, retrieved 2026-10-19“con la concessione di 2 tiri liberi alla squadra avversaria. Le organizzazioni Un anno dopo la nascita della p. (ideata nel 1891 a Springfield nel Massachusetts da J.A. Naismith) sorsero le prime squadre”Treccani Enciclopedia online (in Italian): source, retrieved 2026-10-19
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