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NBA是National Basketball Association的缩写（国家篮球协会）。成立于1946年6月6日。成立时叫BAA，即全美篮协会（Basketball Association of America),是由十一家冰球馆和体育馆的老板为了让体育馆在冰球比赛以外的时间，不至于闲置而共同发起成立的。
BAA成立时共11支球队。1949年BAA吞并了当时的另外一个联盟（NBL），并改名为NBA。1949-50赛季，NBA共17支球队。1976年NBA吞并了美国篮球协会（ABA），球队增加到22支。如今，NBA的球队已达到30支。

NBA is the abbreviation for National Basketball Association, which was founded on June 6, 1946 and was originally called BAA, namely, Basketball Association of America. BAA was set up by the owners of 11 iceball gyms and stadiums, in order to keep the stadiums in use out of the game seasons for iceball matches.

There were 11 teams within BAA when it was founded. In 1949, BAA merged another league, NBL and was then renamed as NBA. During the game season of 1949 to 1950, there were 17 teams within NBA. In 1976, NBA again merged ABA and the number of the teams increased to 22. Today, there are 30 teams playing within NBA.

NBA is the National Basketball Association abbreviation (National Basketball Association).Was established in June 6, 1946.Had been established when calls BAA, namely entire American Basket Association (Basketball Association of America),is in order to let the stadium outside ice hockey competition time by 11 ice hockey halls and stadium boss, together