yes it is
There are over 100 countries that have professional basketball leagues around the world, with varying levels of competition and popularity. The NBA in the United States is considered the most prominent and widely followed basketball league globally.
There is only one league of professional basketball, and that is the NBA. The top teams as of the 2008-2009 season are the Celtics, the Magic, and the Cavaliers.
Major professional sports league, or simply major league, is a term used in the United States and Canada for the highest professional competitions in team sports. The term "major league" was first used in 1921 in reference to Major League Baseball, the top level of professional American baseball.
It went professional in 1896 in Trenton, New Jersey. The first professional league was formed in 1898. Before World War I, the Amateur Athletic Union and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (forerunner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association) vied for control over the rules for the game. The first professional league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 to protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. This league only lasted five years.
No - Minor league basketball only
No they do not they only have a Minor League hockey team and Football and Basketball team!
The American Football League changed their name to the National Football League because not only America was playing it. I mean Football was started in the U.k by Walter Camp. Football is a National sport so there for the name was changed.
If you run camera for the NBA's D-league (developemental league) they pay only $100/game.
When the women's league opened up. And they suck, they only score about 30pts. a game.....
Yes. But these are special cases. A wet-nurse. A women's basketball league. just to name a few.
beacuse in the olden days other countrys did not play basketball it was only America. and The Americans came up with the sport.
There is: that position is known as the athletic trainer. Generally, only college and professional teams have athletic trainers.