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Both the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball League merge to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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The NBA had eleven teams at the start of the season. Those teams were the Washington Capitols,Philadelphia Warriors,
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Chuch Cooper was the First African American to be able to play in the NBA drafted by New York.
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Danny Biasone, owner of the Syracuse Nats, invents the 24-second shot clock. To get to this number he took the average number of shots per game (120) and divided by 48 minutes.
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Bill Russell was drafted to the Boston Celtics and changed the game becoming the first and only to have eleven NBA championship rings.
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Wilt Chamberlain creates the record of a player with 100 points in a single game.
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ABC becomes a media outlet of the NBA
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ESPN signs a deal with the NBA making ESPN a media outlet for the NBA.
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Spalding becomes the official basketball of the NBA.
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Michael Jordan was drafted, later to become one of the most iconic basketball players ever to be seen in the NBA. Many NBA players looked up to Michael Jordan as a leader.
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NBC signs a four year deal with NBA, becoming a media outlet of the NBA
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This olympic team is considered to be the greatest olympic team that has ever been put together. They were a destructive force that shocked the world and gained so much popularity.
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The NBA and Adidas sign a 11 year deal making Adidas a sponsor of the NBA.
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Taco Bell signs a four year deal with the NBA to become a sponsor.
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State Farm becomes a sponsor of the NBA
