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How it all started.
December 1891 Dr. James Naismith invents basketball. -
The first game.
The first game ever played was indoors with 9 players on each team. -
The first league.
The basketball association of America (BAA) was founded. The president of the league is Maurice Podoloff. -
League play begins.
BAA bigins league play the first game ever was the New York Knicks versus the Toronto Huskies. -
The creation of the NBA
Six teams from the NBL join the BAA which created the NBA, to give the league a total of 17 teams. -
Champions!
The Minneaoplis Lakers are the first team to win back to back championships. -
The lowest game ever
The Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneaopolis Lakers 19-18 in the lowest scoring game in the history of the league. -
The first allstar game.
The East defeats the West 111-94. -
Rule changes!
The NBA widens the foul lane from 6-12 feet. -
Pure skill.
Wilt Chamberlain grabs an NBA record 55 rebounds. -
Wilt going hard in the paint.
Wilt does work and puts up another league recored of 100 points in one game. -
Rule change! Again!
The NBA widens the foul lane from 12 feet to 16 feet. -
FIBA!
The ABA/USA form together to become what is now known as FIBA. -
Talent!
Moses Malone signs with the Utah Stars to be the first pro basketball player ever to be pulled from high school. -
Commisioner.
Larry O'Brien is named commisoner succeeding Walter Kennedy. -
New Refs!
The NBA adds a third referee -
First three pointer!
Chris Ford of the Bostin Celtics hit the first three pointer! -
New team!
The NBA excepts the Dallas Mavs, to give the NBA a total of 32 teams. -
You got range?
The NBA adds the three point line. -
New Commisioner!
David Stern becomes the 4th commisioner! -
NBA Draft
The NBA draft goes form 10 rounds to 7. -
Making HIstory!
The Celtics go 40-1 at home making NBA History. -
MJ
Michael Jordan scores a plaoff high 63 points, but losses to the Celtics. -
Expansion!
The NBA grants expansion to Charlotte, Orlando, Miami, and Minnesota. -
USSR
The Altanta Hawks are the first tema to play Soviet Russia in Basketball. -
Come here Toronto.
The NBA expands to Toronto. -
Utah Jazz
John Stockton, Gaurd for the Utah Jazz becomes NBA's alltime assists leader. -
The legendary Bull's.
The Chicago Bulls defeat the Washington Wizards to finish the season with an NBA record of 72-10. -
WNBA
The NBA annouces that they agreed to start a womens league (WNBA). -
The best of the best.
The NBA announces the 50 best players in the league. -
LOCKOUT
The NBA had a lockout by the owners and the player unions. this made the season 32 games short. -
Yoa Ming.
The Houston Rockets draft Yao Ming, for the first draft pick ever to not play college ball in the U.S.
