Basketball had humble beginnings with the first game being played using a soccer ball and two peach baskets hung from the railing of a gym. By 1991 the National Basketball Association had become a multi-million dollar industry. It was a golden age for basketball, with iconic players like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Scotty Pippin and Charles Barkley all dribbling, dunking, and posting up jump shots for audiences around the world to enjoy. Scott 2560 Basketball Centennial