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Mr. Beat explains the brief history of basketball. How brief? The sport has only been around for 135 years.

Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat. Filmed by Matt Beat, Dan Dutcher, and Shannon Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Otis McDonald, True Cuckoo, Bizet, E's Jammy Jams, Karneef, and MC neguin da CB. Creative commons credits: TonytheTiger and Sandro Halank.

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The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History by Bethlehem Shoals and Jacob Weinstein
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Hoops: A Cultural History of Basketball in America by Thomas Aiello
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Basketball: Its Origin and Development by James Naismith
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James Naismith: The Man Who Invented Basketball by Rob Rains
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https://about.fiba.basketball/en/news/fiba-celebrates-more-than-610-million-players-globally-on-second-edition-of-wbd
https://www.topendsports.com/world/lists/earnings/athletes-paid-sports.htm
https://www.sportsvalue.com.br/en/nba-teams-surpassed-us-11-3-billion-in-revenue-in-2024-total-valuation-reached-us-132-8-billion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_basketball
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09523369508713887
https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-basketball-hoops-10-feet-high
https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/11/11/when-the-court-was-a-cage-in-the-early-days-of-pro-basketball-the-players-were-segregated-from-the-fans
https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2015/12/19/james-naismith-basketball-audio-springfield

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