In Mies, the International Basketball Federation houses a museum with many historical pieces. One of those first notable objects, a rustic basketball hoop: “It’s a basket for fruit. In 1891, a sports teacher in the United States was commissioned to create an indoor sport because the weather conditions were bad in winter. He takes a basket of fruit, hangs it at 3m05. You have to shoot inside, at the time with a socker ball. Basketball was born! ” explains Theren Bullock of the museum.
Nearby, a shoe from the Converse brand. It was used by professional players in 1917. “For me it is inconceivable that these sneakers were worn for pro play!” the Swiss international Michel-Ofik Nzegue is surprised.
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