Okay kiddo, so back in 1916, people were just starting to get really interested in a new game called basketball. It was a game where a group of players would pass a ball around and try to throw it into a basket to score points.
So some basketball players got together and decided to have a special game to show people how cool and exciting basketball could be. They called this game an exhibition game, which means it was just for fun and not part of a regular season.
This game was played by two different teams, where one team wore white uniforms and the other wore dark uniforms. They played in a gymnasium, which is a big room with plenty of space for people to watch and cheer.
The game was played in a special way too. The players used a ball that was different than the regular basketballs they used before. It was a bigger and heavier version, so it was easier for the players to handle and score with.
The other rule they had was that whenever a player scored, the other team would have to take the ball out of their basket and start all over again. That way, both teams had a chance to play and score points.
Lots of people came to see this game and it was so much fun and so exciting that it helped spread the word about this cool new game called basketball. And that's how the 1916 pioneer exhibition game helped introduce basketball to even more people.