first there were two conferences, the NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, and the AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION. But the NBA was better, so they merged into just the NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.
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Well, first they have to get picked by an NBA (National Basketball Association) team. Then they play basketball.
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Earl LloydApril 28Earl Lloyd*On this date we celebrate the birth of Earl Lloyd in 1928. He was an African American basketball player, the first Black man to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.
there are no women in nba they are in another organization called WNBA( Women National Basketball Association)
NBA or National Basketball Association was formed on June 6, 1946 in the city of New York. It was first called as BAA or Basketball Association of America.
In 1946-47 season 11 teams formed the BAA or the basketball association of america.This the first league formed.In the 1948-49 season the national basketball league was formed.A year later the NBA was formed.
Earl Lloyd and Chuck Cooper.
On November 1, 1946, Ossie Schectman scored the first basket in the first game for the Basketball Association of America. The Basketball Association of America expanded in 1949 and became known as the National Basketball Association. So Ossie Schectman is credited with having scored the first basket in NBA history.
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The 2011 National Basketball Association Champions were the western conference Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks played against the eastern conference Miami Heat. The championship that the Dallas Mavericks won was the first ever NBA Championship for the team.