Fill in the Blanks BASKETBALL: A NEW GAMEOnline version Complete the text, using verbs in past tense by Cecilia Gomez Gomez 1 put became organized had throw invented had couldn`t asked took learnt was was worked invented saw loved decided made In 1891 , a Canadian sports teacher that in an American school in Massachusetts a new game . His name James Naismith . James to create a game for his lazy and rebellious students . they to keep fit but they go outside because it a very cold winter . They to play in the gym . He two old peach baskets that he on the floor and them on the wall . then , he the students in two teams and he them to pass a big round ball and it into the baskets . This is how J . Naismith basketball . His students the game and the 13 rules that their teacher . Soon it very popular in the USA . Today basketball is still a very popular team game . Millions of people play this sport all over the world . And there are excellent basketball players . Can you name any ?