Product Description
Basketball Memorial Plaque
For the true sports fan, nothing shows how much you miss them like this Basketball Memorial Plaque. Our round plaque allows for personalization and a chance to express how much this person meant. A variety of sizes allows for a short, heartfelt message or an outpouring of information. Let us help you immortalize your loved one.
A few bits of trivia for those tried and true basketball fans:
1. The very first basketball game was played with a peach basket and a soccer ball.
2. Early basketballs had laces, like footballs. However, the basketball’s laces were done away with and ushered in dribbling, while the football’s laces became useful for grip.
3. The first pro basketball league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898. The NBA that we know today wasn’t formed until 1949.
4. Basketballs were originally made brown, but in the late 1950s, Tony Hinkle introduced the orange ball to make it more visible for spectators.
5. The world famous Harlem Globetrotters was formed in southern Chicago in 1926. Harlem was chosen as the name because, at the time, it was considered the center of Black American culture.
6. The Harlem Globetrotters also have a draft, like the NBA. Their selections don’t always play for the team, but have included picks like these over the years: sprinter Usain Bolt, soccer star Lionel Messi, golfer Jordan Spieth, actress Gal Gadot, football player Tim Tebow, and internet trick shot group Dude Perfect.






































