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ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets & Spurs) merges into NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 and began operations as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).

The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 and began operations as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). In 1949, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL), absorbing the latter's teams and rebranding as the NBA; the 1949–50 NBA season marked the first following the merger. NBA win–loss records include the wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the BAA. Defunct BAA/NBA franchises are also accounted for. However, NBA win–loss records do not include the wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA), despite the 1976 ABA–NBA merger.

In regular season play, the Boston Celtics have the highest win–loss percentage, with 3,710–2,511 (.596).

Historical Significance

The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 and began operations as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).

Events Before

  1. TV game show "Wheel of Fortune" debuts on NBC

    Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show has aired continuously since January 6, 1975.

  2. Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (57) weds toy inventor Jack Ryan (48) (div. 1976)

    Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (57) weds toy inventor Jack Ryan (48) (div. 1976)

  3. Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party

    Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

  4. Colour television transmission begins in Australia

    Television broadcasting in Australia began officially on 16 September 1956, with the opening of TCN-9, quickly followed by national and commercial stations in Sydney and Melbourne, all these being in…

  5. "Mirror," a Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Margarita Terekhova and Ignat Daniltsev, is released

    Mirror is a 1975 Soviet avant-garde drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and written by Tarkovsky and Aleksandr Misharin.

Events After

  1. Erroll Garner dies

    Erroll Garner dies

  2. Belgium undergoes a major municipal reorganization and reapportions 2,359 communities into 596

    Belgium undergoes a major municipal reorganization and reapportions 2,359 communities into 596

  3. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporate Apple Computer, Inc.

    Apple Inc., originally Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation that creates and markets consumer electronics and attendant computer software, and is a digital distributor of…

  4. American film director Martin Scorsese (34) divorces Julia Cameron (28) after 1 year of marriage

    Megalopolis is a 2024 American epic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola.

  5. Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC

    Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC

More from the 1970s

death

Erroll Garner dies

Erroll Garner dies

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Chai Jing is born

Chai Jing, Chinese journalist and environmental activist, known for chinese journalist and environmental activist, was born on 1976-01-01. Chai Jing is a Chinese journalist.

Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes the President of Major League Baseball's National League

Charles Stoneham "Chub" Feeney (August 31, 1921 – January 10, 1994) was an Irish-American front office executive in Major League Baseball.

Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US

Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on June 17, 1976?
The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 and began operations as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). In 1949, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL), absorbing the latter's teams and rebranding as the NBA; the 1949–50 NBA season marked the first following the merger. NBA win–loss records include the wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the BAA.
Why is ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets & Spurs) merges into NBA significant?
The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 and began operations as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).

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