Background- In the world of basketball there are many teams. Many of the most popular and most talented players reside in the NBA. The NBA stands for National Basketball association and was founded in 1949. This was made by Walter Brown inside of New York who realized many ice hockey arenas were empty at night and they could run some basketball there.
There are 30 teams in the NBA
- Chicago Bulls
- Boston Celtics
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Atlanta Hawks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Brooklyn Nets
- Denver Nuggets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Detroit Pistons
- Indiana Pacers
- New York Knicks
- Dallas Mavericks
- Miami Heat
- La clippers
- Toronto Raptors
- Portland Trailblazers
- Utah Jazz
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Washington Wizards
- Orlando Magic
- Phoenix Suns
Sources
Image of NBA – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hqxr
Founding of NBA- https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Basketball-Association
Some NBA history https://careers.nba.com/history/#:~:text=The%20NBA%20is%20a%2070,used%20to%20host%20basketball%20games.