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    National Basketball Association - Wikipedia

    • The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). It is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. The NBA was created on August 3, 1949… See more

    History

    The NBA traces its roots to the Basketball Association of America which was founded in 1946 by owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada. On November 1, 1946, in … See more

    Teams

    The NBA originated in 1946 with 11 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions and relocations consists of 30 teams – 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada.
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    Regular season

    Following the summer break, teams begin training camps in late September. Training camps allow the coaching staff to evaluate players (especially rookies), scout the team's strengths and weaknesses, prepare the players … See more

    Playoffs

    The NBA playoffs begin in April after the conclusion of the regular season and play-in tournament with the top eight teams in each conference, regardless of divisional alignment, competing for the league's champions… See more

    Championships

    The Boston Celtics have the most championships, with 18 NBA Finals wins. The Los Angeles Lakers have the second-most with 17; the Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls have the third- and fourth-most, resp… See more

    Media coverage

    As one of the major sports leagues in North America, the NBA has a long history of partnerships with television networks in the United States. The NBA signed a contract with DuMont Television Network in its eighth season, the … See more

    International competitions

    The National Basketball Association has sporadically participated in international club competitions. The first international competition involving the NBA was a 1978 exhibition game in Tel Aviv, Israel between the … See more

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    National Basketball Association (NBA) - Britannica

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    Timeline of NBA from its start as the BAA through …

    Oct 18, 2021 · Lloyd is the first to make his debut in the NBA on Oct. 31, 1950 with the Washington Capitols. Cooper is the first Black player drafted by an NBA team as the 13th overall selection and...

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    NBA history timeline: A journey from 1891 to 2023

    Apr 25, 2024 · To establish a professional league for the sport that had been invented around fifty years earlier, the NBA was founded in 1946. The NBA is currently investigating establishing a league in Africa and India in addition to …

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    James Naismith | Biography, Rules of Basketball,

    3 days ago · James Naismith (born November 6, 1861, Almonte, Ontario, Canada—died November 28, 1939, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.) was a Canadian-American physical education director who, in 1891, invented the game of …

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    The NBA at 75: From a very modest beginning, to a …

    Oct 19, 2021 · The NBA, 75 years ago, was different in almost every imaginable way. Over the coming months, The Associated Press will look back at what the league was on and off the court, how it became what it is and where it’ll be …

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