When James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 the United States states had just 44 states and Wyoming and Idaho had just joined the Union.
LOS ANGELES — Soccer player Megan Rapinoe admonished her fellow athletes for not doing enough to speak out and encouraged them to assistance detained WNBA star Brittney Griner at The ESPYS on Wednesday evening.
Following Chamberlain's death in October 1999, Russell returned to prominence at the turn of the millennium.