National Basketball Association

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
NBA
Pronunciation
/ˈnæʃənəl ˈbæskətˌbɔl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
Category
Sports
Related Field
Basketball

Examples in Context

  1. In the National Basketball Association(NBA), the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat for the NBA championship.

  2. Unlike Major League Baseball, salaries in the National Basketball Association(NBA) and some other leagues are capped.

  3. Jordan became one of the highest scoring players in the National Basketball Association(NBA).

  4. The number of foreign-born players in America's professional National Basketball Association(NBA) has tripled in the past two decades.

  5. The National Basketball Association(NBA) ( NBA ) is the major professional basketball league in the world, with teams from the United States and Canada.

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