I understand they used to use a ladder to get the ball out of it before the bottom finally fell out of it.

Springfield Woohoo!

And that's how you can tell basketball was invented in Springfield.

Yes it was invented in Springfield at Springfield College.

This is probably in Kansas to be honest. He invented the game in Springfield but left in his 30s. Looks a bit older than that here.

I've heard rumors that the first game of basketball was actually played in Plainfield, Ma

I can imagine the conversation where william Morgan says “hey, why not have the bottom removed to save the work needed to pull out the ladder, etc.”

James Naismith and his supporters- “GTFO and take your ball to Holyoke”

lol This is about the only thing Im proud of from my Hometown...its such a terrible place these days

(Where volleyball was invented)

He didn't invent basketball, he stole the idea and took the credit.

You’re thinking of Edison.

He was actually the one who decided to remove the bottom of the basket pretty soon after he invented the game. The basket was still too small for the ball to small through though, so they’d use a stick to push it out the top every time.

My friend told me once it should be credited to Holyoke, but they didn't want two Hall of Fames for sports in one city so Springfield got it. Can anyone confirm this or was he just yucking my yum.