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Dr James Naismith: father of basketball

The inventor of basketball describes how he was inspired to create a new sport in 1891.

Professor Michael Zogry from the University of Kansas tells Sportshour how his research led to the discovery of the only known audio recording of Dr James Naismith.

Picture: Portrait of Canadian physician and teacher Dr. James Naismith with his first basketball team in Springfield, Massachusetts, 1891. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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5 minutes