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  1. 3 days ago · National Basketball Association (NBA), professional basketball league formed in the United States in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (founded 1946). In 1976 the NBA absorbed four teams from the American Basketball Association (ABA), which ...

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  2. Official website. NBA.com. 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. [3]

  3. Sep 14, 2023 · The Knicks hold the distinction of winning the first game ever played in BAA/NBA history as they defeated the Toronto Huskies on the road on Nov. 1, 1946. New York made the playoffs in each of the ...

  4. Jun 18, 2024 · When was the NBA established? The National Basketball Association was founded at the Commodore Hotel in New York. Maurice Podoloff was the league’s first president, a title later changed to ...

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  5. Nov 16, 2009 · The new NBA was made up of 17 teams that represented both small towns and large cities across the country. Through the 1950s, though, the number of teams dwindled, along with fan support, and by ...

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  6. May 30, 2023 · The Basketball Association of America 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 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, in a game the NBA now refers to as the first game played in NBA history. [9]

  7. Oct 18, 2021 · The timeline includes milestone moments in the league’s history as the NBA celebrates its 75th season: Oct. 18, 2021. Oct. 18, 2021. 2 min read. Save In this Dec. 13, 1949, file photo, George ...

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