The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 tipped off on Aug. 31 in China. The global basketball competition includes a record 32 participating countries, who qualified during tournaments over the past two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. Nov 26, 2025, 03:00pm EST DOHA, QATAR - MAY 13: A general view of the ...

This World Basketball Day special. It marked the 175th anniversary of the YMCA, where Dr. James Naismith first introduced the ...

Basketball was invented in 1891… using a soccer ball. The first games were very slow.  Each time someone scored, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball because the baskets had no holes.