the NBA, but there was one more conference, and it was the ABA
The NBA (National Basketball Association) was founded in 1946, as the BAA (Basketball Association of America). It officially changed its name to the NBA in 1949.
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1946
1946 as the BAA, the merged in 1950 with the NBL to become the NBA
The NBA was founded in 1946. June 6th 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. They changed it to the NBA in 1949 when merging with the National Basketball League.
It was founded in 1946.
1946
yes it was created in 1946
June 6th, 1946
George Mikan entered the NBA in 1946.
The Pittsburgh Ironmen played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in the 1946-47 season. Since the BAA merged with the National Basketball League in 1949 to create the NBA, there has not been an NBA team in Pittsburgh.
The NBA did not exist in the 1920s. It was founded in 1946.