The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams. The NBA 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 is headquartered in New York City and Secaucus, New Jersey.

Wat Misaka
Wat Misaka (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Wilt Chamberlain Bill Russell (lighting fixed)
Wilt Chamberlain Bill Russell (lighting fixed) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Wes Unseld and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Wes Unseld and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Magic Johnson Steve Lipofsky
Magic Johnson Steve Lipofsky (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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