National Basketball Association

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National Basketball Association

  1. (basketball) The foremost men's professional basketball league in the United States, comprising 29 American teams and 1 Canadian team.
    • , Sporting Charts:
      The NBA was first founded on June 6, 1946 in New York City as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). It was later renamed to the National Basketball Association after merging with the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949.

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