National Basketball Association
North American professional basketball league
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| 2025 | NBA playoffs feature four teams (Knicks, Pacers, Thunder, and Timberwolves) with long championship droughts or no prior championships. |
| March 20 2025 | Boston Basketball Partners reached an agreement to sell the Boston Celtics to a group led by Bill Chisholm, marking a significant ownership transition for the NBA franchise. |
| March 10 2025 | NBA and Australia's National Basketball League announced the New Orleans Pelicans would play two preseason games in Melbourne in October 2025. |
| 2024 | NBA's current television contract with ESPN (and ABC) and TNT is set to continue through the 2024-25 season. |
| 2024 | The Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals, defeating the Dallas Mavericks and claiming their 18th championship title. |
| 2024 | Dunkin' Raptors won the Thailand Basketball League (TBL) championship, defeating Bangkok Tigers |
| 2024 | Jeffersonville won the 4A state championship in a dramatic overtime victory against Fishers, winning 67-66. |
| October 12 2024 | Most recent class of inductees enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. |
| October 4 2024 | The NBA hosted two preseason games in Abu Dhabi as part of its multi-year partnership with the United Arab Emirates. |
| March 2024 | The 68-team NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, known as March Madness, was held to determine the national champions of college basketball. |
| January 15 2024 | Ice Cube was awarded the first Ice Cube Impact Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. |
| 2023 | The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in five games to win their first NBA championship. |
| 2023 | Introduced an in-season tournament where all tournament games (except the final) count towards the regular season standings. |
| 2023 | The Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA championship, their first since 2008, by defeating the Dallas Mavericks after five previous conference finals appearances. |
| 2023 | Ben Davis won the 4A state championship with a perfect 33-0 record, defeating Kokomo 53-41. |
| 2023 | The North Carolina Tar Heels set the highest average home attendance in college basketball for the 2023-24 season, highlighting the sport's significant popularity as a spectator event. |
| 2023 | Phuket Waves win their first Thailand Basketball League (TBL) championship, defeating Ban Bueng Devil Rays |
| November 14 2023 | The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame created the inaugural Ice Cube Impact Award. |
| October 2023 | The 2023-24 NBA season begins, with the Chicago Bulls drawing the highest average home attendance, highlighting the team's continued popularity in professional basketball. |
| 2022 | Average NBA ticket price was $77.75, with ticket costs ranging from $10 to $100,000 depending on market and season stage. |
| 2022 | The Denver Nuggets, led by center Nikola Jokić, made their first NBA Finals appearance and defeated the Miami Heat in five games to win their first NBA championship. |
| 2022 | Golden State Warriors win their fourth championship in eight years, defeating the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. |
| 2022 | Ban Bueng Devil Rays win their first Thailand Basketball League (TBL) championship, defeating Hi-Tech |
| 2022 | Tim Hardaway was inducted into the Hall of Fame after previously being overlooked. |
| September 9 2022 | Most recent class of inductees entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. |
| March 2022 | Ben Davis High School won the 4A championship with a perfect 33-0 season, defeating Kokomo 53-41 |
| 2021 | Toni Kukoč inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, recognizing his achievements in the NBA and international basketball. |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks defeat the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals, winning their second championship since 1971. |
| 2021 | NBA and China began mending their relationship, with NBA games resuming broadcasts on CCTV networks. |
| 2021 | Hi-Tech wins their 4th Thailand Basketball League (TBL) championship, defeating Thai General Equipment |
| 2021 | Bill Russell inducted a second time. |
| 2020 | NBA All Star Game ticket prices reached an unprecedented high, averaging around $2,600 and even more on the secondary market. |
| 2020 | Basketball reached massive popularity in China, with 625 million people identified as fans, including 143 million hardcore fans who regularly watch and play the sport. |
| 2020 | NBA demographic composition revealed: 81.1% Black players (including mixed race), 17.9% white, 12.5% mixed race, and 1.1% other races, making it the professional sports league with the highest percentage of Black players in the United States and Canada. |
| 2020 | New criteria implemented requiring active coaches to meet years of service requirement and be at least 60 years old for Hall of Fame consideration. |
| June 4 2020 | NBA Board of Governors votes to resume the season in a 22-team format with games played in a 'bubble' at Walt Disney World. |
| May 2020 | Michael Ma, who helped launch NBA China in 2008, took over the position of CEO from Derek Chang, bringing an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Rutgers. |
| 2019 | Vlade Divac inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, celebrating his significant impact on international basketball. |
| 2019 | Start of the 'parity era' in NBA history, characterized by a different team winning the Finals each season through 2025, breaking the pattern of previous decades' dynasty-dominated championships. |
| 2019 | NBA games were suspended from television in China due to diplomatic tensions, with companies like Vivo, CCTV, and Tencent cutting operations with the NBA. |
| 2019 | China hosted the FIBA Basketball World Cup, highlighting the country's significant role in international basketball. |
| 2019 | Tournament was cancelled for the first time in its history due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
| October 7 2019 | American politicians Ted Cruz, Andrew Yang, and Julian Castro publicly supported Daryl Morey and criticized the NBA's apology. |
| October 6 2019 | The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) officially halted all cooperation with the Houston Rockets in response to Morey's tweet. |
| October 6 2019 | The NBA issued a public apology regarding Morey's tweet, while simultaneously emphasizing their commitment to freedom of speech for players, coaches, and staff. |
| October 5 2019 | Tilman Fertitta, Rockets owner, publicly stated that Morey's tweet was a personal opinion not representing the NBA or the Houston Rockets. Morey subsequently apologized for the tweet. |
| October 4 2019 | Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets general manager, posted and then deleted a tweet supporting Hong Kong protesters and opposing the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill. |
| March 11 2019 | NBA season suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic after Rudy Gobert tests positive for coronavirus. |
| 2018 | NBA commissioner Adam Silver showed support for the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a federal ban on sports betting. |
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