SELECT DISTINCT COUNT(?uri) WHERE {?uri <http://dbpedia.org/property/league> <http://dbpedia.org/resource/National_Basketball_Association> . }
How many people have played for the NBA?
SELECT DISTINCT COUNT ( ?r ) WHERE { ?r property:league resource:National_Basketball_Association . }
685
There are [685] people who played for the National Basketball Association league.
There are [685] people who have played for the National League.
There are [685] basketball players whose sports league is the organisation.
There are [685] basketball players whose sports league is an organization.