The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in ...
The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams. It is one of the major professional spo...
The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams. It is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world.
The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America. It changed its name to the National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949, after merging with the competing National Basketball League. In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The league's playoff tournament extends into June. As of 2020, NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player.
The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the FIBA as the national governing body for basketball in the United States.
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