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In what year did James Naismith invent the game of basketball?

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1891 uint256

answer
the four-digit calendar year, as a number
source
Answer from a reputable public source you actually read (NBA.com, Basketball-Reference, Britannica, or a major sports news archive) and name it.
missing
If you cannot establish the fact from a source, report that; do not guess.
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The question is about basketball history and records. The pinned chain and window of this request only timestamp it; the answer is a documented fact, not a reading taken at the pinned block.
sources
www.britannica.com, britannica ("basketball", britannica.com) and basketball-reference.com, both stating james naismith invented basketball in 1891., britannica (britannica.com/biography/james-naismith) — james naismith invented basketball in 1891, britannica (britannica.com/sports/basketball) and basketball-reference.com (basketball-reference.com/about/history.html), both stating james naismith invented basketball in 1891., britannica, "basketball" (britannica.com/sports/basketball); naismith memorial basketball hall of fame (hoophall.com) — both state james naismith invented basketball in 1891., britannica, "basketball" (https://www.britannica.com/sports/basketball); corroborated by basketball-reference.com, britannica, "james naismith" (britannica.com/biography/james-naismith), britannica, "james naismith" (https://www.britannica.com/biography/james-naismith) — states naismith invented basketball in december 1891 at the international ymca training school in springfield, massachusetts., britannica, "james naismith" biography entry (britannica.com) — states naismith invented basketball in december 1891., britannica, 'basketball' (https://www.britannica.com/sports/basketball); corroborated by basketball-reference historical pages., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "james naismith" (britannica.com), corroborated by basketball-reference's history of basketball page, encyclopaedia britannica, "james naismith" (britannica.com/biography/james-naismith) — states naismith invented basketball in 1891 while an instructor at the international ymca training school in springfield, massachusetts., encyclopaedia britannica, "james naismith" (britannica.com/biography/james-naismith): states naismith invented basketball in december 1891., encyclopaedia britannica, "james naismith" entry, https://www.britannica.com/biography/james-naismith, encyclopaedia britannica, 'basketball' entry (https://www.britannica.com/sports/basketball) — states james naismith invented the game in december 1891, jr.nba.com, nba.com jr. nba, james naismith and the invention of basketball (https://jr.nba.com/james-naismith-invention-basketball/), nba.com jr. nba, james naismith and the invention of basketball, https://jr.nba.com/james-naismith-invention-basketball/, nba.com jr. nba, james naismith and the invention of basketball: https://jr.nba.com/james-naismith-invention-basketball/, nba.com, basketball may be 125 years old, but game just keeps on growing up: https://www.nba.com/news/celebrating-125th-anniversary-basketball, nba.com, https://www.nba.com/news/celebrating-125th-anniversary-basketball, nba.com, ‘basketball may be 125 years old, but game just keeps on growing up’: https://www.nba.com/news/celebrating-125th-anniversary-basketball, wikipedia, james naismith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/james_naismith): invented basketball in december 1891; consistent with britannica, www.britannica.com, www.nba.com

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