What if James Naismith never existed?

[albas89]

Which sport would all these athletes turn to? What would all these LeBron/Kobe/Jordan stans do with their lives?? :confusedshrug:

[Ancient Legend]

LeBron probably would have been a wide receiver or linebacker, but realistically he could have been a warehouse employee /mover.

Kobe sounds like he would be a nerd not involved in sports.

Jordan probably an Olympic Athlete.

[IncarceratedBob]

Naismith's role in the creation of Basket Ball is so overrated. He was merely the head of a group of men who created the sport. Robert Worldis was much more important in the invention of bball.

[Derka]

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[Crystallas]

Well, netball predates basketball. So who knows?

[Lensanity]

Serge Ibaka would be a pornstar

[HomieWeMajor]

If James Naismith never existed would ball be abortion ?
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[SugarHill]

Basketball would still be invented. Like he's the only dude who can think of throwing a ball into a basket

[KG215]

Basketball would still probably exist in some form. Maybe not exactly how we know it today, but I'm sure someone would've come along and "invented" basketball or some variation of it.

[navy]

Basketball would still be invented. Like he's the only dude who can think of throwing a ball into a basket
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[SugarHill]

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There were already similar sports such as soccer/lacrosse/hockey which Naismith used as inspiration. The use of your hands with a ball thrown into an unguarded basket above the players' heads was the innovation. It seems reasonable to suggest that sport would happen regardless.

[Lensanity]

There were already similar sports such as soccer/lacrosse/hockey which Naismith used as inspiration. The use of your hands with a ball thrown into an unguarded basket above the players' heads was the innovation. It seems reasonable to suggest that sport would happen regardless.
If you think it would be the same thing then you are a dumbass

[brain drain]

In a world without Naismith, Wilt Chamberlain would have invented the game of basketball.

But Wilt being Wilt, instead of mere balls, he would've thrown mountain lions into the basket, and the game would go by the name of basketlion.

[albas89]

In a world without Naismith, Wilt Chamberlain would have invented the game of basketball.

But Wilt being Wilt, instead of mere balls, he would've thrown mountain lions into the basket, and the game would go by the name of basketlion.
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[Knicks101]

If you think it would be the sane thing then you are a dumbass

He is a dumb ass yes.

[LosBulls]

Ever heard of the Butterfly effect?
A lot of people wouldn't exist.

Guys like Kobe Bryant wouldn't exist because his dad wouldn't of been a basketballPlayer and he would of never met Kobe's mother.

Gloria James was still a thot though so LeBron would of played football, probably played for the Cleveland Browns and left for the Dolphins to win a Superbowl.

But then there are rumors this guy is LeBron's dad.. so yeah..


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[Legends66NBA7]

Which sport would all these athletes turn to? What would all these LeBron/Kobe/Jordan stans do with their lives?? :confusedshrug:

LeBron would be a football player.

Kobe would be a soccer player.

Jordan would be a baseball player.


So that's what the stans would be doing with their lives.

[04mzwach]

Obesity would claim more American lives. Billionaires would be investing in other sports like Golf, Tennis and Chess Leagues. More African American men would have turned into thugs since there would be no dream to grow up and be like Michael Jordan. The black race would be kept from the viewers across America more so and social divide would be further because there's no game of basketball to bond with other races. Basketball games are more social than most sports so I think the sport brings people together more than the majority of sports.

[KiiiiNG]

black folks would have a different hobby

[Trollsmasher]

we would have to call the basketball americans a different name