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The NBA was founded by Walter Brown.
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The game was the Knicks v. the Huskies. At the time tickets were only 75 cents each. The Knicks won 68-66.
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Chicago Stags v. Philadelphia Warriors. The Warriors won 83-80.
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Chuck Cooper was the first African-American drafted in the NBA.(Industry Pioneer)
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Western v. Eastern, the Eastern team won 111-94.
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The Minneapolis Lakers became the first team to win three championships in a row.
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The Naismith hall of fame is established.
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George Mikan was the first person to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.(Industry Pioneer)
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Wilt Chamberlain set the record for the most points scored in one game. He scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks.
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Ken Hudson was the first African-American referee in the NBA.(Industry Pioneer)
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The 71-72 Lakers team has the record for the most consecutive wins, which was 33 wins.
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The 3-point line was introduced.
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The highest scoring game was Pistons v. Nuggets, the Pistons won 186-184 with a triple overtime
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Michael Jordan teamed up with Nike to launch the Jordan brand.
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Michael Jordan was featured in multiple Gatorade commercials called "Be Like Mike"
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Greg Gumbel was the first African-American announcer in the NBA.(Industry Pioneer)
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Bill Russell became NBA's first African-American coach.(Industry Pioneer)
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Shaq started filming Icy Hot commercials
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The NBA revenue for the 2018-2019 season is 8.76 billion dollars.
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17,750 people on average went to watch the NBA games in the 2019-20 season.
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The average age of an NBA viewer is 37. The fans typically have a middle income. The average household income is $96k a year.
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Chris Paul makes commercials with State Farm.
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Kobe and Gigi Bryant died in a helicopter crash.
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The NBA suspends the season after Rudy Gobert tested positive for the Coronavirus. This is the first time the league has suspended operation mid season.
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Disney World Hosts the NBA Bubble.
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The NBA returning game had 2.9 million viewers.
