The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded on June 6, 1946... Though basketball and organized (league) basketball was around before the NBA.
Basketball was created in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, and the first official game was played in the early 1890's.
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The first NBA game was attended by 7,090 people.
There was a lockout to start the 2011-12 NBA season, which ended on December 8, 2011. The first regular season game was played on December 25, 2011.
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first preseason game was October 13th and the season starts on the 30th
Ozzie Schectman of the New York Knickerbockers scored the first points in NBA history on Niovember 1, 1946 in a game between the Knicks and the Toronto Huskies in Toronto. The Knicks won the game 68-66. Click on the 'First NBA Game' link on this page to read about it.