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The '''National Basketball Association''' (NBA) is a professional [[American]] [[basketball]] league. The current commissioner of the NBA is Adam Silver.
The '''National Basketball Association''' (NBA) is a professional [[American]] [[basketball]] league. The current commissioner of the NBA is Adam Silver.
The NBA is also mostly popular in the United States, Canada, [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Eastern Europe]]an countries, and [[Mediterranean]] countries. It is also growing in popularity in many [[South America]]n countries, [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].
The NBA is popular not only in the United States and Canada where its franchises are located, but also in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Eastern Europe]]an countries, and [[Mediterranean]] countries as well as in China. It is also growing in popularity in many [[South America]]n countries, [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].
==History==
==History==
The official formation of the NBA took place in 1949 via a merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA, founded in 1946 and consisting mainly of teams located in large metropolitan areas) and the National Basketball League (NBL, founded in 1937). However, the NBA considers the BAA to be the official beginning of the league, given that there were more BAA teams than NBL teams at the time of the merger, and nearly all NBL records were not recognized by the new league.
The official formation of the NBA took place in 1949 via a merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA, founded in 1946 and consisting mainly of teams located in large metropolitan areas) and the National Basketball League (NBL, founded in 1937 and consisting mainly of smaller market teams). However, the NBA considers the BAA to be the official beginning of the league, given that there were more BAA teams than NBL teams at the time of the merger, and as such nearly all NBL records were not recognized by the new league.
By 1954, the League had contracted to only eight professional teams. The NBA was considerably strengthened, however, by the fact that many of its small market franchises moved and expanded to more populated areas. In 1976 the NBA would merge with another competing league, the American Basketball Association (ABA), by absorbing four of its franchises. Otherwise, all other franchises were added via expansion.
By 1954, the League had contracted to only eight professional teams. The NBA was considerably strengthened, however, by the fact that many of its small market franchises moved and expanded to more populated areas. In 1976 the NBA would merge with another competing league, the American Basketball Association (ABA), by absorbing four of its franchises. Otherwise, all other franchises were added via expansion.
==Organization==
==Organization==
The NBA consists of 30 franchises, all but one of which (the Toronto Raptors) is located in the United States.
The NBA consists of 30 franchises, all but one of which (the Toronto Raptors) is located in the United States. The league is organized into two conferences, each of which consists of three, five-team divisions.
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