National Basketball Association
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| National Basketball Association | |
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| Current season or competition: 2008 NBA Finals | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Commissioner | David Stern |
| No. of teams | 30 |
| Country(ies) |  United States Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Boston Celtics |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV |
| Official website | NBA.com |
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams from Canada and the USA. It is an active member[1] of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body (NGB) for basketball in the United States. The NBA is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, which also includes the NHL, the NFL, and MLB.
The league was founded in New York City, on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[2] The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in the autumn of 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League. The league's several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York City. NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey.
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