NBA'S JOURNEY

The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA)

It changed its name to the National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949, after merging with the competing National Basketball League (NBL)

In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) merged, adding four franchises to the NBA

NBA's first season was played in 1946-47. Philadelphia Warriors being crowned the first NBA champions.

NBA surged in 1980's with magic players like Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan

NBA''S popularity grew in 1990's worldwide with signing of players like Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Yo Ming

The technology of 21st centuary  has spread the popularity of NBA globally and is played across countries of the world.

The current league organization divides 30 teams into two conferences of eastern and western with each conference consisting of 15 teams .

The 2022–23 NBA season is the 77th season of the National Basketball Association, the regular season begins in October and ends in April.

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