Basketball is deeply loved by many for fun and exercise. I do believe you have heard of NBA, the most popular game in the world. People in NBA come from the whole world, (include) six Chinese. Do you know basketball is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. In China, you can watch a famous game called CBA, the number of foreigners (be) larger and larger.
As far as we know, basketball was invented by a (Canada) doctor named James Naismith, was born in 1861. On an especially cold winter afternoon, his college teacher asked him to think of a game that can be played in the winter. Dr. Naismith created a game that can be played inside a hard floor. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game. The purpose of the game is for players to get a ball into the "basket". Players on the same team must work together to help each other get the ball in the other team's basket. At the same time, they need to prevent the (compete) team from getting the ball into their own basket. It is said that, the first basketball game in history was played on December 21, 1891. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became event at the Olympics. Today, the popularity of basketball has (rise) around the world, because many young people look up to these basketball(hero) and want to become like them. These stars encourage young people to work hard (achieve) their dreams. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, it has also become a more popular sport to watch.
