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The 1948–49 BAA season was the third and final season of the Basketball Association of America. The 1949 BAA Playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols in six games in the BAA Finals . The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history so the 1948–49 BAA season ...
John Sterling. WGBS broadcast the Miami Floridians of the American Basketball Association for three of their four seasons of existence, taking over from WOCN (1450 AM) in 1969. [39] During the New York Nets ' ABA years, announcers included Marty Glickman, [40] Marv Albert 's brothers Al Albert and Steve Albert, baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob ...
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The ABA–NBA merger was a major pro sports business maneuver in 1976 when the American Basketball Association (ABA) combined with the National Basketball Association (NBA), after multiple attempts over several years. The NBA and ABA had entered merger talks as early as 1970, but an antitrust suit filed by the head of the NBA players union ...
NBA.com. The National Basketball Association ( NBA) is the world's top men's professional basketball league. It is one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. There are 30 teams in the league. 29 are in the United States and 1 is in Canada. It is a member of USA Basketball (USAB). [1]
History. The history of basketball can be traced back to a YMCA International Training School, known today as Springfield College, located in Springfield, Massachusetts.The sport was created by a physical education teacher named James Naismith, who in the winter of 1891 was given the task of creating a game that would keep track athletes in shape and that would prevent them from getting hurt.
Location. Providence, Rhode Island. Team colors. Burgundy, pink, black. Ownership. Louis Pieri. The Providence Steamrollers were a Basketball Association of America team based in Providence, Rhode Island. [1] As of 2024, the Steamrollers were the last professional sports franchise from one of the Big Four leagues to be based in Rhode Island .
