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The first professional basketball game was played here in 1896. Fred Cooper, captain of the Trentons, arranged the rental of Masonic Temple Hall and, after the rent was paid, distributed the remaining money among the players, with each receiving $15.00 and Cooper receiving an extra dollar as captain. The Trentons also became the first champions of the first professional basketball league, the National Basketball League, by winning the championship in its first season, 1898–1899, and repeating their victory the following season.
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