, creates Basketball on December 21, 1891 (CBB, 2010).
Thus, this paper aimed to discuss and analyze some facts from the 馃寽 life of James Naismith, and how these are inter-linked with the historical process of creating the Basketball world.
After the notes 馃寽 made, it was found that sport created by James Naismith introduced in the United States and in Brazil two decades 馃寽 later by Augusto Shaw, characterized by collectivity and cooperation by the opposition, consisting of specific skills, whether continuous or intermittent, 馃寽 where teammates, opponents, limits of time and space determine unpredictability, making it one of the most dynamic and varied sports 馃寽 world (DE ROSE JUNIOR and TRICOL, 2005).
Naismith, um canadense radicado nos Estados Unidos, filho de John e Margaret Naismith, instrutor 馃寽 de esportes no S pringfield College, ao tentar resolver o problema que inviabilizava as aulas de Educa莽茫o F铆sica durante o 馃寽 inverno, na g茅lida regi茫o dos Grandes Lagos nos EUA; cria o Basquetebol em 21 de dezembro de 1891 (CBB, 2010).
Assim, 馃寽 o presente texto objetivou discutir e analisar alguns fatos da vida de James Naismith, e como esses se inter-relacionaram com 馃寽 o processo hist贸rico de cria莽茫o do Basquetebol no mundo.
