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NBA target market is white males
people were still racist at the time so the owners, coaches and players were all white and did not want to play with or watch any black players on the court -
the NBA is created
founded in New York City when the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged together -
the first nba teams introduced
Boston Celtics
Chicago Stags (Bulls)
Cleveland Rebels (Cavaliers)
Detroit Falcons (Pistons)
New York Knickerbockers (Knicks)
Philadelphia Warriors (76rs)
Pittsburgh Ironmen (Not in the NBA anymore)
Providence Steam Rollers (Not in the NBA anymore)
St. Louis Bombers(Not in the NBA anymore)
Toronto Huskies (Raptors)
Washington Capitals (Wizards/Bullets) -
NBA color barrier broken, target market now targets blacks
the color barrier breaks and scouts no longer look for strictly whites who can play basketball, they look at skill level overall of each player no matter what skin color -
first all star game
the first all star game was held in the Boston Garden and held only 10,094 -
abc sports first official televisor of nba
abc sports plays the first national basketball games on television -
NBA adopts 3 point line
the NBA added a line on the basketball court where if you were behind the line, and made a shot it would count for three points -
Michael Jordan Drafted
Michael Jordan was one of the greatest players to ever play the game and changed the way the game was played -
Michael Jordan signs with nike
michael jordan signs with nike and what nike doesn't know, is that he will be one of the franchises most valuable possessions -
nba partners with spalding
the nba partners with spalding making the spalding basketball the official game ball of the nba -
Nate Robinson wins 3rd slam dunk contest
by only being 5'9" and winning his third slam dunk contest, Nate inspired many short athletes that in basketball, height doesnt matter as much as heart and your effort to become great -
nba will play first 44 minute quarter
nba to test a 44 minute game
If the test of the 44 minute long game is successfull, the NBA hopes to draw in more fans because of a shorter game time. The NBA has the shortest game time on television between football, baseball, and hockey and because of shortening attention spans of people, the NBA hopes to get more fans with shorter game lengths
