NBA HISTOY

History

In 1946 when the war just ended. A group of men, mostly owners of some sport halls of different American cities, meet at Madison Square Garden in New York, in order to find alternatives to fill its halls with more than hockey and boxing, what attracted alcanzanba much public but to fill the stadiums for an entire year. 

They start thinking about something else entirely that was able to complete the calendar. Furthermore, the context of the American population needed a new entertainment. These men see in basketball the ideal event to achieve their goals. Thus, the June 6, 1946 the birth of what will become the most fantastic machine show and dollars of world sport, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) (which years later will become the signature NBA). The first charge is Maurice Podoloff, president of Hockey League (NHL). Eleven cities are fortunate to welcome a team to represent them, they are essentially located on the coast cities: New York, Chicago, Boston, Providence, Toronto, Cleveland, St. Lo
uis, Washington, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
.

Since then a new world born in the sport that attracts attention worldwide, with millions of fans.