Basketball football.

Fun Fact! Basketball was first played using a football.

 Basketball football.

Basketball was initially played with a soccer ball and peach baskets, with officials needing to recover the ball each time a player scored. String baskets were introduced to the game around 1900, and subsequently, backboards were added to prevent spectators from blocking a shot.

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