The league says it was founded in 1946 when the Basketball Association of America (BAA) began operation. Certainly, the BAA is a part of the NBA’s history, but so is the National Basketball ...

Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association during the board of player representatives meeting. He will begin his four-year term ...

Founded on 6th of June 1946 in New York City, National Basketball Association (NBA) was called the Basketball Association of America (BAA) during those days. The National Basketball League (NBL ...

The NBA started as the Basketball Association Of America, which absorbed much of the competing National Basketball League after the 1948-49 season. Brian Martin, for NBA.com September 14, 2023 5:29 PM ...

On this day in 1949, the Basketball Association of American (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL) merged to officially form the National Basketball Association (NBA). ON SI SI.COM ...

It is, on the surface — and, in the weeds, too — ridiculous to name and then rank the 75 best players in National Basketball Association history. There isn't even universal agreement that this ...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is celebrating its 75th season this year. To mark the occasion, the league named the 75 greatest players in NBA history.

An Indianapolis basketball team set a record 65 years ago that still stands today. The longest NBA game ever ended Jan. 6, 1951, after six overtime sessions with the Indianapolis Olympians beating ...

NEW YORK — The National Basketball Association today unveiled the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History as part of the continuing celebration of the league’s 75th Anniversary Season.

Kobe Bryant, the former Los Angeles Lakers superstar and one of the greatest players in National Basketball Association history, died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. He was 41 years old.