Old Basketball Vs. New Basketball In The 1800's

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Old Basketball vs New Basketball

Have you ever wondered what old basketball games were like compared to new basketball games? The game of basketball has changed drastically since 1800’s. There are many differences, but also many similarities. “I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.”- Allen Iverson

Old basketball has a number of differences. Not as many people went to see old basketball games. In the beginning there was no boundary lines. In 1894, the free throw line was 21 feet from the goal. Back in those days it was just a recreation sport, and you didn’t get to make money off of it.

In basketball games these days several things have changed. There are