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The game of basketball originated in December 1891 by a Canadian born man by the name of James Naismith. He was a teacher at the YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was required to train young men to become instructors at newly opened YMCA centres.
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The First known Professional basketball game is played in Trenton, New Jersey.
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The Basketball Association of America (BAA) is founded Maurice Podoloff is named leagues president.
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The BAA begins the play as the New York Knickerbockers take on the Toronto Huskies in Toronto. any fan taller than 6'8" got in free.
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The Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1, to win the first BAA championship.
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Six teams from the NBL join the BAA. the resulting 17 teams form the National Basketball Association(NBA). and name Maurice Podloff as President.
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The Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 in the lowest-scoring game in NBA history.
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The East defeats the West 111-94 in the first-ever all-star game.
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NBA adds the shot clock, and awards a free throw after a teams 5th foul.
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The Chicago Packers enter the NBA as the first expansion team.
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Wilt Chamberlin scores an NBA record 100 Points in a game vs New York.
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Oscar Robertson of Cincinatti finishes the Season with an average of 30.8 ppg,12.5 rpg, and 11.4 assist a game, becoming the first player to average a triple-double over a season.
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Boston wins its 8th Title in a row. the longest streak in league history.
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The NBA Expands to 14 teams with the addition of the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Phoenix Suns.
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Moses Malone signs with the Utah Stars of the ABA to be the first professional Basketball player right from High School.
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The NBA Adopts a three-point line.
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The Detroit Pistons defeat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in the highest scoring game in NBA History.
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micheal jorden was drafted
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Lakers Center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar becomes the NBA's Alltime leader in points scored against the Utah Jazz in Las Vegas Neveda.
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The New York Knicks win the first ever NBA lottery pick, and select Patrick Ewing.
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-Chicago's Micheal Jordan scores a playoff high 63 points in a loss to the Celtics.
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FIBA allows the NBA to send NBA players to the Olympics.
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Scott Skiles of Orlando Dishes out a NBA record 30 assist vs Denver.
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Utah Jazz gaurd John Stockton becomes the NBA's alltime Assist leader.
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the NBA Agrees to start a Womens Nation Basketball Association (WNBA).
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the NBA Agrees to start a Womens Nation Basketball Association (WNBA).
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The Chicago Bulls defeat the Washington Wizards to finish the season 72-10. the best record ever.
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LeBron James is drafted in arguably the best draft class ever
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The Seattle Supersonics relocate to Oklahoma City and become the Oklahoma City Thunder, but as part of their agreement with the city for leaving they cannot keep the Sonics history and thus are usually considered an expansion team.
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warriors break the 72-10 chicago bulls record going 73-9
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The NBA suspends its season after Utah Jazz centre Rudy Gobert tests positive to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), a day later Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell tests positive for the disease. This marks the first and thus far only time the league has suspended operation midseason.
