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TIL the first year basketball was played in the Olympics was during the 1936 Berlin games and was played outdoors on a dirt/clay court designed for tennis. During the gold medal game played between USA and Canada it rained 2" and both teams only managed to score 8 points combined in the 2nd half.

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