National Basketball Association (NBA)

The Basketball (National basketball association) may be the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in The United States. It includes thirty franchised member clubs, which twenty-nine are situated within the U. S. States and something in Canada. It's an active person in USA Basketball (USAB) that is identified by the Worldwide Basketball Federation because the national regulating body for basketball within the U. S. States. The National basketball association is among the 4 major United States professional sports leagues. National basketball association gamers would be the world's best compensated athletes, by average annual salary per player.

Sport:            Basketball
Founded:        June 6, 1946, New York City, New York, United States
Commissioner:        David Stern
Inaugural season:    1946–47
No. of teams:        30
Country(ies):        United States (29 teams), Canada (1 team)
Continent:        FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent champion(s):     Dallas Mavericks (1st title)
Most titles:        Boston Celtics (17 titles)
TV partner(s):        ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV
Official website:    www.nba.com.