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Tiny Dr. James Naismith get chorus of cheers for picking Kansas to beat Kentucky

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

There are a lot of people showing this kid with love. After all, he dressed up like Dr. James Naismith in 2016, way after the inventor of basketball died and well before most kids even know who he is. Here’s a secret the lamestream media doesn’t want you to know: This is the real Dr. James Naismith.

It’s not talked about often, but Naismith suffered from Benjamin Button disease. This meant that he aged backwards. While many think this is just an adorable child playing dress up, we know that this peach basket-toting youngster is the actual Dr. James Naismith, who at this point is 154 years old.

This might be a lie.

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