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Which country was the first to play basketball outside the United States?
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Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls leaping into the air during the slam-dunk competition at NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago, February 6, 1988.
Canada was the first country outside the United States to play basketball. This is largely attributed to the fact that the sport's inventor, James Naismith, and five of the players in the original game were Canadian.12