Tom Gallagher

One of Anthony's Co-Hosts either Michelle Miller or Dana Jacobson ( (Gal in Blue dress) was explaining the she was upset with the fact that Canada's Toronto Raptors are on the verge of winning this years NBA tittle commenting "Basketball is our game" I would respectively remind her that Basketball was actually invented by a Canadian, re google Invention of the game. The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. It consisted of peach baskets and a soccer style ball. He published 13 rules for the new game. Born and raised on a farm near Almonte, Ontario, James Naismith studied physical education at Montreal's McGill University before moving to the United States, where he designed the game of basketball in late 1891 while teaching at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts