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NBA Was Founded
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier basketball league in the world.The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. -
National Basketball Association, Date founded
the NBACurrently consists of 29 teams, in major cities of the United States and Canada. It adopted the name National Basketball Association in the fall of 1949 after adding several teams from the rival National Basketball League. -
First all-star game
The East defeats the West 111-94 in the first ever All-Star game -
First Draft
the first NBA Draft was on July 1, 1957. it consisted of the 11 orgional teams -
NBA Record For Most Rebounds =
There are no cheap records in the NBA. But one of the most eye-popping records Wilt Chamberlain holds, all things considered, is his mark for most rebounds in a game: 55, captured against Bill Russell's Celtics early in the 1960-61 season. -
NBA Record For Most Points In A Game
The Warriors won the game 169–147, setting a then-record for the most combined points in a game by both teams with 316. most points recored-The game is most remembered, however, for an NBA record 100 points scored by Warrior center Wilt Chamberlain. This performance ranks as the NBA's single game scoring record; along the way Chamberlain also broke five other NBA scoring records, four of which still stand. -
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is formed -
Huge Expansion
The NBA adds teams to Charlotte, Miami, Minnesota, and Orlando -
NBA on NBC
The NBA on NBC is the former weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on the National Broadcasting Company television network from 1955 to 1962, and again from 1990 to 2002. -
the Dream Team
Many consider it the greatest team ever assembled -- the original Dream Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. -
NBA Lock out
In July 1995, the NBA locked out its players and suspended all operations until a collective-bargaining agreement could be reached between players, their agents, the union and league officials. -
lebron James nike deal
James signed a seven-year, $90 million pact with Nike before even being drafted by the Cavaliers with the No. 1 overall pick in 2003 -
NBA Demographics
Men- 60%
Women- 40%
Age- 25-44
Education - Some college
Income- $ 25,000- $50,000 -
NBA Finals
The series is played between the winners of the Western and Eastern Conference Finals. At the conclusion of the championship round, the winners of four (4) games of the NBA Finals are awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. (Winners from 1946 to 1983 received the Walter A. Brown Trophy redesigned in 1977 to the current form.) The NBA Finals has been played at the end of every NBA and Basketball Association of America season in history, the first being held in 1947.
