The first basket was made by Ossie Schectman of the Knickerbockers. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, in a game the NBA now refers to as the first game played in NBA history. The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada. Main article: Basketball Association of America History Creation and BAA–NBL merger (1946–1956) The Denver Nuggets are the defending league champions, as they defeated the Miami Heat 4–1 in the 2023 NBA Finals, to mark the end of the 2022–23 season. The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are the most successful teams in the league, with a total of 17 NBA championships each. In North America, the NBA is the third wealthiest professional sport league after the National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB) by revenue, and among the top four in the world. The league's several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices in Midtown Manhattan, while its NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey. The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. As of 2020, NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player. The league's playoff tournament extends into June. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games.
In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) merged, adding four franchises to the NBA.
It changed its name to the National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949, after merging with the competing National Basketball League (NBL). The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). 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 National Basketball Association ( NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).
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