nba的英文介绍（谁有NBA的简介中文和英文）

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• 谁有NBA的简介中文和英文
• nba英文简介简短
• 有关NBA的英文介绍
• NBA的英文介绍
• NBA联盟英文介绍
• 求一段关于美国NBA的英文简介
• 求NBA 的英文介绍（最好附中文翻译）

谁有NBA的简介中文和英文

NBA（National Basketball Association）是美国男子职业篮球联赛的简称，于1946年6月6日在纽约成立，由北美三十支队伍组成的男子职业篮球联盟，汇集了世界上最**的球员，是美国四大职业体育联盟之一。 

其中诞生了：迈克尔·乔丹、科比·布莱恩特、凯文·加内特、比尔·拉塞尔、卡里姆·阿布杜尔-贾巴尔、威尔特·张伯伦、魔术师·约翰逊、拉里·伯德、奥斯卡·罗伯特森、约翰·哈弗利切克、里克·巴里、约翰·斯托克顿、卡尔·马龙、埃尔金·贝勒、大卫-罗宾逊、朱利叶斯·欧文、查尔斯·巴克利、勒布朗·詹姆斯、凯文·杜兰特，斯蒂芬·库里、拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克、莱昂纳德、詹姆斯·哈登等，是世界水平最高的篮球赛事。 

NBA一共有30支球队，分为东部联盟和西部联盟，每个联盟由3个赛区组成，每个赛区有5支球队。 

NBA每年赛季开始之前都会选秀，选秀之后有各球队新秀的夏季联赛，10月上旬季前赛开始，10月下旬开始常规赛，此外在2月中下旬时有一项特殊的表演赛事NBA全明星赛，4月中下旬后常规赛结束后，东西部前八名的球队开始季后赛的争夺，决出东西部冠军，晋级NBA总决赛。 

NBA总决赛中表现最优秀的球员获得总决赛MVP荣誉，一般得分最高者得FMVP。

• 中文名称

• 美国职业篮球联赛

• 英文名称

• National Basketball Association

• 举办时间

• 每年10月份季前赛，常规赛，4月份季后赛，6月份总决赛

• 举办地点

• 美国，加拿大，中国

• 赛事类型

• 篮球

• 主办机构

• BAA

nba英文简介简短

　　NBA是美国男子职业篮球联赛(National Basketball Association)的简称，于1946年6月6日在纽约成立，是由北美三十支队伍组成的男子职业篮球联盟，下面由我为你提供的aa，希望大家喜欢。

　　nba英文简介(一)

　　National Basketball Association　　The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the pre-eminent men’s professional basketball league in North America. It c***ists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. It is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL). 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.

　　nba英文简介(二)

　　National Basketball Association

　　"NBA" redirects here. For other uses, see NBA (disambiguation).

　　National Basketball Association

　　History

　　 1940s and 1950s: The early years

　　Further information: List of NBA seas***

　　The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by the owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeast and Midwest United States. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Canada, the Toronto H***ies hosted the New York Knickerbockers which the NBA now regards as the first game played in the league’s history. Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the National Basketball League, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities. During its early years, the quality of play in the BAA was not significantly better than in competing leagues or among leading independent clubs such as the Harlem Globetrotters. For instance the 1948 ABL finalist Baltimore Bullets moved to the BAA and won its 1948 title, followed by the 1948 NBL champion Minneapolis Lakers who won the 1949 BAA title.

　　On August 3, 1949, the BAA agreed to merge with the NBL, expanding the National Basketball Association to seventeen franchises located in a mix of large and **all cities, as well as large arenas and **aller gymnasiums and armories. In 1950, the NBA c***olidated to eleven franchises, a process that continued until 1954, when the league reached its **allest size of eight franchises, all of which are still in the league (the Knicks, Celtics, Warriors, Lakers, Royals/Kings, Pist***, Hawks, and Nationals/76ers).

　　While contracting, the league also saw its **aller city franchises move to larger cities. The Hawks shifted from "Tri-Cities" (the area now known as the Quad Cities) to Milwaukee (in 1951) and then to St. Louis (in 1955); the Royals from Rochester to Cincinnati (in 1957); and the Pist*** from Fort Wayne to Detroit (in 1957). In 1960, the Lakers relocated to Los Angeles, California, and the Warriors moved to San Francisco, California, in 1963. The following year, the Nationals left upstate New York to bring basketball back to Philadelphia, changing their nickname from "Nationals" to "76ers." This means out of the original eight franchises, only the Knicks and Celtics have not relocated at any point.

　　Although Japanese-American Wataru Misaka technically broke the NBA color barrier in the 1947-48 season when he played for the New York Knicks, 1950 is recognized as the year the NBA integrated with the addition of African American players by several teams including Chuck Cooper with the Boston Celtics, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton with the New York Knicks, and Earl Lloyd with the Washington Capitols. Today, more than fifty years later, the NBA is made up of players of many different races, with diverse backgrounds and cultures. Over 80% of NBA players today are African American.

　　During this period, the Minneapolis Lakers, led by center George Mikan, won five NBA Champi***hips and established themselves as the league’s first dynasty. To encourage shooting and discourage stalling, the league introduced the 24-second shot clock in 1954. If a team does not attempt to score a field goal (or the ball doesn’t make contact with the rim) within 24 seconds of obtaining the ball, play is stopped and the ball given to its opponent.

　　In 1957, rookie center Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics, who already featured guard Bob Cousy and coach Red Auerbach, and went on to lead the club to eleven NBA titles in thirteen seas***. Center Wilt Chamberlain entered the league in 1959 and became the dominant individual star of the 1960s, setting new records in scoring (100) and rebounding (55). Russell’s rivalry with Chamberlain became one of the great individual rivalries in the history of American team sports.

　　 1960s: Celtics dynasty

　　Through this period, the NBA continued to strengthen with the shift of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco, and the Syracuse Nationals to Philadelphia, as well as the addition of its first expansion franchises. The Chicago Packers (now Washington Wizards) became the 9th NBA team in 1961. From 1966 to 1968, the league expanded from nine teams to fourteen, introducing the Chicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics, San Diego Rockets (who relocated to Houston four years later), Milwaukee Bucks, and Phoenix Suns. Then in the 1970s, it was extended to seventeen teams as the Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) all made their debuts.

　　In 1967, the league faced a new external threat with the formation of the American Basketball Association. The leagues engaged in a bidding war. The NBA landed the most important college star of the era, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor), who together with Oscar Robertson led the Milwaukee Bucks to a title in his second season, and who later played on five Laker champi***hip teams.

　　However, the NBA’s leading scorer, Rick Barry jumped to the ABA, as did four veteran referees—Norm Drucker, Earl Strom, John Vanak, and Joe Gushue.

　　 1970s: The NBA vs. the ABA

　　The American Basketball Association also succeeded in signing a number of major stars, including Julius Erving, in part because it allowed teams to sign college undergraduates. The NBA expanded rapidly during this period, one purpose being to tie up the most viable cities. From 1966 to 1974, the NBA grew from nine franchises to 18; the New Orleans Jazz (now in Utah) came aboard in 1974. Then, following the 1976 season, the leagues reached a settlement that provided for the addition of four ABA franchises to the NBA, raising the number of franchises in the league at that time to 22. The franchises were the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and New York Nets. Some of the biggest stars of this era were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rick Barry, Dave Cowens, Julius Erving, Walt Frazier, Artis Gilmore, George Gervin, Dan Issel and Pete Maravich.

　　 1980s: Magic vs. Bird

　　The league added the ABA’s innovative three-point field goal beginning in 1979 to open up the game. That same year, rookies Larry Bird and Magic Johnson joined the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers respectively, initiating a period of significant growth in fan interest in the NBA throughout the country and the world. Bird went on to lead the Celtics to three titles, and Johnson went on to lead the Lakers to five. Also in the early ’80s, the NBA added one more expansion franchise, the Dallas Mavericks, bringing the total to 23 teams.

　　 1990s: The Jordan Era and globalization

　　Michael Jordan entered the league in 1984 with the Chicago Bulls, providing an even more popular star to support growing interest in the league. This resulted in more cities demanding teams of their own. In 1988 and 1989, four cities got their wishes as the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, and Minnesota Timberwolves made their NBA debuts. Globalization also occurred in the 1980s. A growing number of NBA star players also began coming from other countries. Initially, many of these players, such as 1994 NBA MVP Hakeem Olajuwon of Nigeria, first played NCAA basketball to enhance their skills.

　　In 1991, Susan O’Malley became the first female president of an NBA franchise, when she became the president of the Washington Wizards.

　　Jordan along with Scottie Pippin would lead the Bulls to six champi***hips in eight years during the 1990s. Olajuwon won back-to-back titles with the Houston Rockets in ’94 and ’95.

　　The 1992 Olympic basketball Dream Team, the first to use current NBA stars, featured Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson. In 1995, the NBA expanded to Canada and to 29 teams with the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies. In 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies were relocated to Memphis, which left the Toronto Raptors as the only Canadian team in the NBA.

　　In 1996, the NBA created a women’s league, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 1998, the NBA owners began a lockout which lasted 191 days and was settled on January 18, 1999. As a result of this lockout the 1998-99 NBA season was reduced from 82 to 50 games (60%), which were all played in 1999 only, thus calling it the 1999 NBA season. San Antonio won the champi***hip on June 25th by beating the New York Knicks.

　　In 2004, two years after the Hornets relocation to New Orleans, the NBA returned to North Carolina as the Charlotte Bobcats were formed.

　　 2000s: Post-Jordan Western Conference domination

　　Since the break-up of the Chicago Bulls in the summer of 1998, the Western Conference has dominated the NBA, winning 7 of 9 champi***hips. Tim Duncan and David Robinson won a champi***hip in 1999 with the San Antonio Spurs, and Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant started the 2000s off with the three straight champi***hips with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs won in again 2003 against the Nets, with the Lakers returning to the Finals in the following year, only to fall to the Detroit Pist*** (the only champi***hip team since 1998 that didn’t have either Tim Duncan or Shaquille O’Neal). In the off-season, O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat, and the Lakers and Bryant did not win another playoff series until 2008. San Antonio won their third champi***hip in 2005 with a nucleus of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Duncan. In 2006, O’Neal won title number four with the Miami Heat, giving the franchise its first champi***hip. San Antonio then swept LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007, giving them title four titles in nine years. Between them, O’Neal and Duncan have been to each of the last nine NBA Finals and have won eight out of nine titles. Together, they have won six Finals MVP awards and three league MVPs.

　　An increasing number of international players have moved directly from playing elsewhere in the world to starring in the NBA, such as:

　　Andrea Bargnani, Italy — First pick in the 2006 NBA Draft by Toronto Raptors (entered the NBA in 2006)

　　Pau Gasol, Spain — 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year and 2006 World Champi***hips MVP (entered the NBA in 2001)

　　Manu Ginobili, Argentina — 2004 Olympic Tournament MVP (drafted in 1999, entered the NBA in 2002)

　　Andrei Kirilenko, Russia — EuroBasket 2007 MVP (drafted in 1999, entered the NBA in 2001)

　　Dirk Nowitzki, Germany — MVP of the 2002 World Champi***hips and Eurobasket 2005, and 2007 NBA MVP (entered the NBA in 1998)

　　Tony Parker, France — 2007 NBA Finals MVP (entered the NBA in 2001)

　　Peja Stojakovic, Serbia — Eurobasket 2001 MVP (drafted in 1996, entered the NBA in 1998)

　　Yao Ming, China — First pick in the 2002 NBA Draft (entered the NBA in 2002)

　　In some occasi***, young players from the English-speaking world tend to attend U.S. colleges before playing in the NBA (notable examples are Canadian Steve Nash, 2005 and 2006 MVP, and Australian Andrew Bogut, the top draft pick in 2005), while other international players generally come to the NBA from professional club teams. Currently, the Toronto Raptors have the most international players in the NBA. The NBA is now televised in 212 nati*** in 42 languages.

　　In 2001, an affiliated minor league, the National Basketball Development League, now called the NBA Development League (or D-League) was created.

　　Teams, divisi*** and conferences of the NBAOn June 29, 2006, a new official game ball was introduced for the 2006-07 season, marking the first change to the ball in over 35 years and only the second in 60 seas***. Manufactured by Spalding, the new ball featured a new design and new synthetic material that Spalding claimed offered a better grip, feel, and c***istency than the original ball. However, many players were vocal in their disdain for the new ball, saying that it was too sticky when dry, and too slippery when wet.

　　On December 11, 2006, Commissioner Stern announced that beginning January 1, 2007, the NBA would return to the traditional leather basketball in use prior to the 2006-2007 season. The change was influenced by frequent player complaints and confirmed hand injuries (cuts) caused by the microfiber ball. As of 2006, the NBA team jerseys are manufactured by Adidas, which purchased the previous supplier, Reebok.

　　On July 19, 2007, the FBI investigated allegati*** that veteran NBA referee Tim Donaghy bet on basketball games he officiated over the past two seas*** and that he made calls affecting the point spread in those games. On August 15, 2007, Donaghy pleaded guilty to two federal charges related to the investigation. However, he could face more charges if it is determined that he deliberately miscalled individual games.

　　On February 19, 2008, the NBA declared that the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets will play the first outdoor game on October 11, 2008, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. It will be the first outdoor game in the modern era of the NBA

　　nba英文简介(三)

　　NBA ’s historyThe team ’s bestThe longest winning streak: from November 5, 1971 to January 7, 1972, the Losangeles Lakers won 33 in a row impressive record, until in104: 120lost to the Milwaukee bucks. The playoffs the longest winning streak is the Spurs in1999 set a record12 in a row.The longest streak:2010 to2011 season, the Cavaliers to26 straight American League with four ( NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL ) the longest streak. On February 12, 2011, the Cavaliers at home after extra-time war with 126:119win over the clippers, so that NBA the longest streak in26 games.The single game scoring top two teams: in 1983to the 1984 season, the pist*** and the Nuggets vs the 3 overtime, eventually the pist*** with 186:184 victory over the Nuggets, both also create the history of the NBA scored highest on record, with 370points.The single game scoring a minimum of two teams: in November 22, 1950, the pist*** with 19:18points wins the Lakers, two add up to only 37 points, creates a NBA history of single field teams scoring total recorded the lowest, can appear so outrageous score, because at the time of no24 seconds, so it to create this unbelievable records.The biggest reversal: Jazz in 1996November to create34big reversal, the Nuggets70:36leading jazz. Finally, the Jazz reversal in 107: 103victory over the nuggets.A single match scores the biggest difference: on December 17, 1991, the Cavaliers with 148:80win over Miami, difference reached a terrible68.Champi***hip (5):1, Boston Celtics172 Losangeles Lakers163 Chicago bulls64Sanantonio spurs45Detroit pist***, the Jinzhou Braves, Philadelphia 76 person of team 3 timesRings mostWith NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, CFL similarity, champion team will be awarded Champi***hip ring. First, ring up to man: Phil Jackson has won 13 NBAChampi*** ( coach times 11times, including six bulls, Lakers five times, more than Arnold Auerbach, keep this record ). As the player ( Nicks ) he won2 league titles,13league champi***hip ring as the history of the NBA of most people.Second, ring up to the player to1969years: in 195713 season, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics won 11 NBA Champi***hips, he also won11 NBA champi***hips. NBA history has won the most rings players.Records of theThe single game scoring: Wilt. Chamberlain March 2, 1962single field obtained 100 pointsThe single game rebounding: Wilt Chamberlain single field55 rebounds.The single game assists: Scott Skiles30The single game blocks: ARDIS Gil Moore 17timesThe single game steals:1976 Larry cannon ( spurs), against the Kansas royals.In 1999 Ken Dao Erji ( New Jersey nets ) against the Miami heat11 timesSeason player scoring: Wilt Chamberlain1961-1962averaged 50.4 points.Players from season rebounding: Wilt Chamberlain1960-1961averaged 27.2rebounds.Season the players averaged assists: Stockton 19***1990averaged 14.5assistsSeason the players: Elvin Robertson1985-1986steals averaging 3.67steals

有关NBA的英文介绍

关于NBA的英文介绍：

adies and gentlemen i will be giving you a speech today on the history of NBA.

女士们，先生们，我今天要给你们做一个关于NBA历史的演讲。美国国家篮球协会（NBA）是世界一流的男子职业篮球联盟，也是北美主要的职业体育联盟之一。该联盟于1946年6月6日在美国纽约市成立，为美国篮球协会（BAA）。

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the world’s premier men’s professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America.

1949年秋季，该联盟与竞争对手国家篮球联盟合并后，采用了国家篮球协会的名称。该联盟的几个国际和个人球队办公室被指定为其H。EAD办公室位于纽约市第五大道645号奥林匹克大厦。NBA娱乐和NBA电视制片厂位于新泽西州塞考克斯。

The league was founded in New York City, United States on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). 

The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in the autumn of 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League. 

历史进一步信息：NBA赛季名单美国篮球协会成立于1946年，由东北部和中西部的主要运动场的所有者，最著名的是纽约市的麦迪逊广场花园。尽管之前有过职业篮球联赛的尝试，包括美国篮球联赛Ague和国家篮球联盟。

The league’s several international and individual team offices are directed out 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.Further information: List of NBA seas***

The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by the owners of the major sports arenas in the Northeast and Midwest, most notably Madison Square Garden in New York City. 

BAA是第一个尝试主要在主要城市的大型竞技场比赛的联盟。尽管在早期，BAA的比赛质量并不明显优于竞争联盟或哈莱姆环球旅行家等领先的独立俱乐部。例如1947年ABL决赛选手巴尔的摩的子弹射向了BAA。

Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the National Basketball League.

the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities. On November 1, 1946, the Toronto H***ies hosted the New York Knickerbockers which the NBA now regards as its first game to be played in the league’s history.

赢得了1948年的冠军，接着是1948年的NBL冠军明尼阿波利斯湖人队，后者赢得了1949年的BAA冠军。1946年11月1日，多伦多赫斯基队主办了纽约尼克斯队，NBA现在将其视为联盟历史上第一场比赛。

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从总体上看，NBA的赛程安排分为夏季联赛、季前赛、常规赛、季后赛和总决赛。季前赛无特定主客场，常规赛采用主客场制，季后赛和总决赛采用七场四胜制的淘汰制。

NBA常规赛从每年的10月底的第一个星期二开锣，到次年的4月20日左右结束。在这期间，30支球队总共要进行1230场常规赛，每支球队要打满82场比赛，主客场各占一半。季后赛从4月下旬开始进行，直到6月中旬决出总冠军为止。

NBA分为东西两个联盟，每个联盟各有三个赛区。在常规赛中每支球队与同一赛区的球队要打四场，与同一联盟不同赛区的球队打三到四场，与另一联盟的球队打两场。一个赛季每支球队在自己的主场至少与其它29支球队进行一次交锋。

NBA季前赛是NBA各支队伍的热身赛，因为在每个赛季结束后，每支球队在阵容上都有相当大的变化，为了让各队磨合阵容，熟悉各自球队的打法，确定各队新赛季的比赛阵容、同时也能增进队员、教练员之间的沟通。

所以在每个赛季开始之前，NBA就举办若干场季前赛，使他们能以比较好的状态投入到漫长的常规赛的比赛当中。为了扩大NBA在全球的影响，季前赛有约三分之一的球队在美国以外的国家举办。

NBA的英文介绍

翻译如下: NBA is the National Basketball Association’s acronym for a total of 30 teams participated, one of which is from Canada, the rest from the United States, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland, Houston, Denver and so on. There are many in the NBA basketball star, like Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, Loeb James, Carmelo Anthony. Among them, I like Kobe Bryant, because he played basketball playing well in his Los Angeles Lakers, and I like the Lakers, last year they won the champi***hip. In the NBA there are still two Chinese players, they are Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, but he’s sick, he can not play basketball this season, I hope him a speedy recovery. I like Kobe, I like basketball, I like the NBA!希望采纳

NBA联盟英文介绍

The NBA is the abbreviation for National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association).President: David SternExisting teams:Eastern Conference (east):Atlantic Division: New York Knicks, Nets, Celtics, Raptors, 76ersCentral Division: Pist***, Pacers, Cavaliers, Bucks, BullsSoutheast Division: Heat, Magic, Wizards, Hawks, BobcatsWestern Union (west):Northwest Division: Minnesota, Denver, Utah, the Trail Blazers, SeattlePacific Division: Kings, Lakers, Suns, Warriors, ClippersSouthwest Division: Spurs, Rockets, Mavericks, Grizzlies, HornetsNBA was established in June 6, 1946. Called upon the establishment of BAA, which the United States Basketball Association (Basketball Association of America), by the 11 ice hockey stadium and museum bosses to allow ice hockey game outside the stadium in time, not idle and co-sp***ored the establishment.BAA set up a total of 11 teams: New York Knicks, Boston, Washington, Washington Capitols, the Chicago Committee with the deer team, the Cleveland traitor team, the Detroit Falcon team, the Philadelphia samurai team, the Pitt**urgh iron man teams, Providence Providence Steam Team, St. Louis and Toronto bombers team Eskimos team. 1949 BAA at the time of the annexation of another Union (NBL), and renamed the NBA. 1949-50 season, NBA a total of 17 teams. 1976 NBA annexation of the American Basketball Association (ABA), increased to 22 teams. 1980 Dallas Mavericks to join NBA. 1988, New Orleans Hornets and Miami Heat join the NBA. 1990 Orlando and Minnesota join the NBA. 1995 two Canadian teams to join NBA, Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies, the NBA team to reach 29. In 2004 to join the Bobcats to 30.

求一段关于美国NBA的英文简介

National Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association (NBA) is the pre-eminent men’s professional basketball league in North America. It c***ists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. It is an active member 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 include Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL).The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL). 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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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the world’s premier men’s basketball league. It has 30 teams; 29 in the United States and one in CanadaCharles Barkley Charles Barkley (1996-98) has registered a significant impact in just two seas*** with the Rockets. In his first season with the Rockets, he became one of four players in NBA history to compile 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 3,500 assists in a career. He was named to the NBA’s 50 All-Time Greatest Players List last season and helped Houston reach the Western Conference Finals. Chosen with the 24th selection of the 1993 NBA Draft, Sam Cassell (1993-1996) made major contributi*** to the Rockets back-to-back NBA Champi***hip teams of 1994 and 1995. Cassell ranks among the franchise leaders in nine playoff categories and will be remembered by fans for hitting the game-winning shot in Game 3 of the 1994 NBA Finals. Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler (1995-1998) returned to his hometown of Houston midway through the 1995 season and played a critical role in the Rockets claiming their second c***ecutive NBA Champi***hip. Drexler was also selected for the NBA’s 50 All-Time Greatest Players List last season and this year became one of three players in NBA history to collect 20,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 6,000 assists in a career. Mario Elie (1993-98) stands as just one of two players remaining from the Rockets back-to-back NBA Champi***hip teams of 1994 and 1995. He ranks third in franchise history in playoff games played and playoff three-point percentage. Elie’s "Kiss of Death" game-winning three-pointer in Game 7 of the 1995 Western Conference Semifinals stands as one of the most memorable shots in franchise history. A member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Elvin Hayes (1968-72, 81-84) starred for the Rockets at both the start and close of his NBA career. Selected to NBA’s 50 All-Time Greatest Players List last season, Hayes ranks sixth in the NBA all-time in scoring and fourth all-time in rebounding. Hayes led the Washington Bullets to an NBA Champi***hip in 1978. The only player in Rockets history to win multiple NBA MVP awards, Moses Malone (1976-82) led Houston to its first NBA Finals appearance in 1981. He earned NBA MVP honors three times over his career, with Houston in 1979 and 1982 and with Philadelphia in 1983. Malone, who also resides on the NBA’s 50 All-Time Greatest Players List, stands fourth in the NBA all-time in scoring and fifth all-time in rebounding. Calvin Murphy (1970-83) played all 1,002 games of his Basketball Hall of Fame career for the Houston Rockets. Murphy stands as the franchise leader in assists and in the top two in five other categories. In 1981 he helped lead the Rockets to their NBA Finals appearance while setting the NBA record for **** throw percentage in a single season. Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon (1984-98) has collected 13 franchise records in his 14 seas*** with the Rockets. The franchise leader in points and rebounds, as well as the NBA leader in blocked shots, led the Rockets to their first two NBA Champi***hips in 1994 and 1995. This member of the NBA’s 50 All-Time Greatest Players List became the first player in NBA history to claim NBA MVP, NBA Defensive Player of the Year and NBA Finals MVP honors in one season when he accomplished this in 1994.