A profile of a sport or a fashion

Basketball is certainly one of the oldest sports. Basketball was invented in December 1891 by the Canadian physical education teacher James Naismith.
At the beginning, a soccer ball was used. The teams had nine players, and wooden baskets were set to be regulated on the wall. In 1897 teams became of five players. The game quickly spread through the United States, Canada and other parts of the world, played by both men and women. First professional league in the US, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898.
The teams with more prestige of the sport are those of the NBA.