<prompt> Nalane ea basketball ke efe?nan  <response>: Instruction in English: What is the history of basketball? . Response in English: Basketball is a popular sport that was invented in 1891 by a Canadian physical education instructor named James Naismith. At the time, Naismith was working at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was tasked with creating an indoor game that would provide an athletic distraction for a rowdy class during the winter months.After rejecting several ideas, Naismith came up with an idea of a game that involved throwing a ball into a peach basket. The game was initially played with nine players and used a soccer ball. The objective of the game was to throw the ball into the peach baskets which were nailed to the lower rail of the gym balcony. Each time a point was scored, the game was halted so the janitor could bring out a ladder and retrieve the ball.The game of basketball quickly became popular and was introduced into colleges and high schools. In the early years, the game saw a series of changes including the number of players, court size, and various rules. In 1895, the number of players was reduced from nine to five. In 1897 the peach baskets were replaced with iron hoops with netting.Naismith wrote the original 13 rules for the game, and these were adopted as the standard rules for the game. The first professional basketball league, the National Basketball League NBL, was formed in the United States in 1898. In 1949, the NBL merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the National Basketball Association NBA, which is today the most popular professional league.Basketball has also grown into an international sport, with the International Basketball Federation FIBA established in 1932. It has been a part of the Olympic Games since 1936. Today, basketball is played by millions of people around the world at both the amateur and professional levels. . Response in Sesotho: Basketball ke papali e tsebahalang e qapiloeng ka 1891 ke morupeli oa thuto ea mele oa Canada ea bitsoang James Naismith. Ka nako eo, Naismith o ne a sebetsa Sekolong sa Koetliso sa Machaba sa YMCA se Springfield, Massachusetts. O ne a filoe mosebetsi oa ho theha papali ea ka tlung e neng e tla fana ka tšitiso ea liatleletiki bakeng sa sehlopha sa merusu nakong ea likhoeli tsa mariha. Ka mora ho hana likhopolo tse maloa, Naismith o ile a tla le khopolo ea papali e neng e akarelletsa ho lahlela bolo ka basketeng ea perekisi. Papali eo qalong e ne e bapaloa ka libapali tse robong me ho sebelisoa bolo ea maoto. Sepheo sa papali e ne e le ho lahlela bolo ka hara libaskete tsa liperekisi tse neng li khokhothetsoe ka seporong se tlase sa foranteng ea boikoetliso. Nako le nako ha ntlha e nooa, papali e ne e emisoa e le hore mohlokomeli a ka ntša lere le ho lata bolo. Papali ea basketball e ile ea tuma ka potlako me ea kenngoa likolecheng le likolong tse phahameng. Lilemong tsa pele, papali e ile ea bona letoto la liphetoho tse kenyelletsang palo ea libapali, boholo ba lekhotla le melao e fapaneng. Ka 1895, palo ea libapali e ile ea fokotseha ho tloha ho tse robong ho ea ho tse hlano. Ka 1897 libaskete tsa liperekisi li ile tsa nkeloa sebaka ke lihopo tsa tšepe tsa kenngoa ka matlooa. Naismith o ngotse melao ea mantlha e 13 bakeng sa papali, me ena e ile ea amoheloa e le melao e tloaelehileng ea papali. Liki ea pele ea basketball ea litsebi, National Basketball League NBL, e thehiloe United States ka 1898. Ka 1949, NBL e ile ea kopana le Mokhatlo oa Basketball oa Amerika ho theha Mokhatlo oa Sechaba oa Basketball NBA, oo kajeno o leng oona ka ho fetisisa. liki e tsebahalang ea litsebi. Basketball le eona e se e holile ho ba papali ea machaba, me Mokhatlo oa Machaba oa Basketball Federation FIBA o thehiloe ka 1932. Esale e le karolo ea Lipapali tsa Liolimpiki ho tloha ka 1936. Kajeno, basketball e bapaloa ke limilione tsa batho ho pota lefatše ka bobeli ba lipapali le maemo a litsebi. 