NBA

The NBA was formed in 1946. It was first called the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The first game was in Toronto, Canada between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers. In 1976, the NBA merged ABA and now is the top professional basketball league in the world. The current commissioner of the NBA is David Stern. In 2001, the NBA formed a development league called the NBDL. The NBA started with only eleven teams but now there are thirty teams. There are two conferences in the NBA the eastern and western conference. There are 162 games in a NBA season. Then the best eight teams from each conference go to the playoffs. Then the best team from each conference battle it out in a best of seven series.