Great Basketball Moments: NBA First Game Ever

06/27/07

Great Basketball Moments: NBA First Game Ever - 1946


NBA First Game Ever

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The National Basketball Association has origins in Canada. The NBA's first game was played in Toronto over sixty years ago, on November 1, 1946 when the New York Knickerbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The teams were part of the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner to the NBA.
... and anyone taller than Toronto's Center: George Nostrand - 6 Feet 8 Inches - 2.03 m - was admitted free to the game !...

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