National Basketball Association : Ask Biography

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Sports League information

League Name

National Basketball Association

Sport

Basketball

Founded

June 6, 1946, New York City, New York, United States

Commissioner

David Stern

Motto

Where Amazing Happens

Inaugural season

1946 � 47

No. of teams

Country

United States (29 teams)
Canada (1 team)

Continent

FIBA Americas (Americas)

Most recent champion

Dallas Mavericks (1st title)

Most championships

Boston Celtics (17 titles)

TV partner

ABC
ESPN
TNT
NBA TV

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. It is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body (NGB) for basketball in the United States. The NBA is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues.

The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL). The league's several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York City. NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey.