TheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)isaprofessionalbasketballleagueinNorthAmerica,consistingof30teams.Foundedin1946,itisoneofthemajorsportsleaguesintheUSandCanada.TheNBAisknownforitshighlevelofcompetition,globalpopularity,andiconicplayerslikeMichaelJordanandLeBronJames.Theleaguefeaturesaregularseason,playoffs,andtheNBAFinalstocrownthechampion.ItalsopromoteseventsliketheAll-StarGameandtheNBADraft.TheNBAhasamassivefanbaseworldwideandinfluencesbasketballcultureglobally.
