1、The Origin of Basketball,Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian who was teaching at Springfield College in Massachusetts, needed to come up with a game to entertain the schools rugby and football players during the winter months.,在（美国）马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德学院教书的加拿大人詹姆斯奈史密斯博士需要想出一种游戏，在冬季给本校的英式橄榄球和足球运动员助兴。,Dr. James Nai
2、smith,So he grabbed a peach basket he found in the janitors看门人 closet of the school and hung it on a railing扶手 about ten feet from the floor.,他在学校门卫的衣柜里发现了一个用来装桃的篮子，于是将它挂在离地约10英尺（3米）的扶手上。,Every time the players made a shot投射 though, they had to take down the basket and grab the ball, which became re
3、ally annoying. Dr. Naismith decided to cut a hole in the basket so the ball would go straight through without having to dig it out all the time .,可是每当球员们投中了篮子，都不得不把篮子取下来才能捡到球，非常麻烦。于是奈史密斯博士决定在篮子底部开一个洞，让球直接穿过篮子掉下来，这就不用总是伸手去掏篮子了。,The sport was an instant success and the popularity of this new game quic
4、kly grew. Although Naismith never saw the game develop into the spectacular game we know these days, he had the honor to witness basketball become an Olympic sport at the 1936 Games held in Berlin.,这种运动马上大受欢迎，迅速风靡起来。虽然奈史密斯无法看到篮球发展成今天这种热闹景象，但他还是荣幸地看到它成为1936年柏林奥运会的比赛项目。,A group of team owners met on J
5、une 6, 1946, in New York to talk about a league they would name the Basketball Association of America. This meeting was the beginning of what we know today as the NBA,NBAs full name is National Basketball Association,A group of team owners met on June 6, 1946, in New York to talk about a league they would name the Basketball Association of America. This meeting was the beginning of what we know today as the NBA .,在1946年6月6日一组队的老板，在纽约 谈论联赛他们名字的美国篮球协会。 这个会议是我们今天所知道的NBA开始。,NBA Family,Thank you,
