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James Nesmith in Springfield Mass
AnswerNO James niessmith created Basketball but not the NBAThe founders of the National Basketball Association was a group of Ice Hockey arena owners in the Northeast. It was first called the BAA, the Basketball Association of America, but later merged with a rival league, to create the NBA. The founder of basketball itself was James Naismith, in 1891.
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Dr Arthur Gulick assigned the duty of finding a suitable form of exercise that groups could participate in together to Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian, and founder of the University of Kansas Basketball program, while they were involved with the Springfield Massachusetts YMCA in 1891, and the sport of basketball was born.
The NBA formed when the old NBL and BAA came together, and the NBA recognizes it's inaugural season at 1946-47. The individuals who are most responsible were Jewish men, Eddie Gottlieb and Leo Ferris.
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When was NBA founded?
1946 as the BAA, the merged in 1950 with the NBL to become the NBA
How many basket balls did the NBA have to buy when the NBA was founded?
10
When did the Orlando Magic become part of the NBA?
The Orlando Magic was founded in 1989.
What year where The New York Knickerbockers or Knicks founded?
The New York Knickerbockers, or Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Founded in 1946 (Charter member of the BAA, later NBA).
When was the NBA founded?
1949When DID the NBA start. It started in 1946 as the BAA (Basketball Association of American) then merged with the NBL (National Basketball League) and became known as the NBA in 1950.
