What is National Basketball Association?
{{Infobox sports league | title = National Basketball Association (NBA) | upcoming_season = 2024–25 NBA season | logo = | pixels = 105 | sport = Basketball | founded = {{start date and age|1946|06|06}}<br />(as [[Basketball Association of America|BAA]]),<br />[[New York City]], U.S. | folded = | inaugural = [[1946–47 BAA season|1946–47]] | commissioner = [[Adam Silver]] | motto = | teams = 30 | countries = United States (29 teams)<br />Canada (1 team) | headquarters = [[345 Park Avenue|345]] [[Park Avenue]]<br /> [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|NY]] 10022<br />U.S. | most_champs = [[Boston Celtics]]<br>(18) | champion = [[Boston Celtics]]<br />(18th title) | continent = | TV = {{unbulleted list | '''United States:''' | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[ESPN]] | [[TNT (TV channel)|TNT]] | [[NBA TV]] | '''Canada:''' | [[The Sports Network|TSN]]/[[TSN2]] | [[Sportsnet]]/[[Sportsnet One]] | [[NBA TV Canada]] | '''International:''' | [[List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters#International broadcasters|Broadcasters]] }} | website = [http://www.nba.com/ NBA.com] }} The '''National Basketball Association''' ('''NBA''') is the world's top men's professional [[basketball]] league. It is one of the [[major professional sports league]]s of [[North America]]. There are 30 teams in the league. 29 are in the United States and 1 is in Canada. It is a member of [[USA Basketball]] (USAB).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/inside.php?page=inside |title=Inside USA Basketball |publisher=Usabasketball.com |accessdate=2012-01-05 |archive-date=2010-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611035628/http://www.usabasketball.com/inside.php?page=inside |url-status=dead }}</ref> The NBA is one of the 4 [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major North American professional sports leagues]]. NBA players are the world's best paid athletes. They have the highest average annual salary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2011/0