Return to. The official site of the National Basketball Association. Includes news, features, multimedia, player profiles, chat transcripts, schedules and statistics. www. nba. com/. Professional basketball began (1896) in New York City and was at one time played on courts enclosed by wire mesh (basketball players are still occasionally referred to as cagers). Related content from HighBeam Research on: basketball: Professional Basketball. www. infoplease. com/ce6/sports/A0856866. html. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10feet(3m) high hoop (the goal) under organized rules. Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world. [citation needed. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Basketball en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Basketball. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams; twenty-nine in the USA, and one in Canada. It is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association en. wikipedia. org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association. A conversation with basketball professional Steve Nash. Nash currently plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns. www. charlierose. com/shows/2007/08/27/2/a-conversation-w. www. charlierose. com/shows/2007/08/27/2/a-conversation-with-basketball-professional-steve-nash. Every page features information about professional basketball tournaments and players, basketball history, rules and pictures. Authentic Basketball. com Basketball Information, tournaments, players, pictures & more. All you need to know about professional Basketball. www. authenticbasketball. com/ www. authenticbasketball. com/. Usenet rec. sport. basketball. pro - news: - Google Groups. www. dmoz. org/Sports/Basketball/Professional/NBDL/ www. dmoz. org/Sports/Basketball/Professional/NBDL/. Canadian Professional Basketball Association. will launch a 16-team league in the fall of 2001. Commissioner of the league will be ABA-NBA legend Julius "Dr. J. " Erving. sports. groups. yahoo. com/group/canadianprofessionalbaske. sports. groups. yahoo. com/group/canadianprofessionalbasketball/. Home Sports Tickets Professional (NBA) Basketball Tickets. www. tix2event. com/sports/basketball_professional_nba www. tix2event. com/sports/basketball_professional_nba. Embed URL. bb&ob; border-bottom : 1px solid #E2ECF5; &cb;.