TheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)isapremierprofessionalbasketballleagueinNorthAmerica,featuring30teamsfromtheU.S.andCanada.Foundedin1946,theNBAshowcaseselitetalent,high-flyingdunks,andintensecompetition.Itoperatesaregularseason,playoffs,andtheNBAFinalstocrownitschampion.Theleagueisgloballypopular,withstarslikeMichaelJordan,LeBronJames,andStephenCurrybecominghouseholdnames.TheNBAalsopromotessocialinitiativesandinternationalgrowththrougheventsliketheNBAAll-StarGameandglobalexhibitions.
