Did you know that the YMCA was the birthplace of the invention of Basketball? Yep! On this day, 112 years ago, a YMCA fitness instructor, James Naismith, invented the game. Canadian farm boy, James Naismith developed the game at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts! Inspired by the need for an indoor activity during winter, Naismith invented Basketball, a game that combined creativity and teamwork. On December 21, 1891, two baskets, and one ball in a YMCA gym witnessed the birth of Basketball.