Passage 13 Basketball

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[12:12.54]Basketball
[12:14.19]Organized basketball involves two teams of five players each.
[12:19.93]The players score points by throwing a large round ball into a raised basket.
[12:25.99]One basket is at each end of the playing area.
[12:30.20]Players may move the ball toward the basket
[12:33.14]only by bouncing it on the floor or passing it to another team member.
[12:38.49]Each team also tries to prevent the other team from scoring.
[12:43.09]The team that scores the most points is the winner.
[12:46.52]The game of basketball was invented in 1891
[12:51.03]by a physical education teacher who wanted to create a team sport
[12:55.95]that could be played indoors during the winter.
[12:59.26]People immediately enjoyed basketball's excitement and fast action.
[13:04.84]In just a few years, it became so popular
[13:08.04]that people started paying money to watch basketball games.
[13:12.59]Then American soldiers took the game to Europe during World War One.
[13:18.08]In 1936, basketball became part of the competition at the Olympic Games.