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The Harlem Globetrotters are making a basketball innovation by instituting a four point shot line in their games. For purists who believe that a change in the rules would hurt basketball, consider the 3 point shot line did not become popular until the ABA instituted it in 1968 to compete with the NBA. The NBA would follow suit in 1979-1980, shortly after adopting ABA teams.
The Harlem Globetrotters are making a basketball innovation by instituting a four point shot line in their games. For purists who believe that a change in the rules would hurt basketball, consider the 3 point shot line did not become popular until the ABA instituted it in 1968 to compete with the NBA. The NBA would follow suit in 1979-1980, shortly after adopting ABA teams.
Early Basketball and its Rule Changes
