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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Because no other league in the world is worth mentioning . Also, the nba is the oldest, and have called the nba champs world champs cause no other league was around outside the usa in the early years of the nba, so its like a tradition.
The NBA player on the NBA logo is Jerry West.
Awards3x NBA Champion3x NBA MVP12x All-Star2x NBA MVP9x All-NBA First team3x NBA All-defensive second team1980 NBA Rookie of the Year3x NBA 3pt Shootout winner50 Greatest NBA Players
You had to been playing the NBA in high school and college and if they draft you then you go to the NBA