NBA

=__NBA Basketball__=

__History:__
James Naismith a canadian physical education instructor ivented basketball in 1891. The first formal rules were made in 1892. The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in the very first game played on Nov.1 1946. Any fan taller than Toronto center George Nostrand was granted free admission to the game. Game 5 of the 1976 NBA finals, Phoenix Suns VS. Boston Celtics at Boston Garden was known at the greatest game ever played.

__Famous Players in the past:__
Magic Johnson Larry Bird Michael Jordon Abdul Jabbar

__Famous Players today:__
__**The top Five:**__ Steve Nash Kobe Bryant LeBron James Dwyane Wade Tim Duncan

__Record Setters:__
38,387 by Kareem Abdul Jabbar 36,928 by Karl Malone 32,292 by Michael Jordan 31,419 by Wilt Chamberlin 100 by Wilt Chamberlin March 2, 1962 81 by Kobe Bryant, Jan. 22, 2006 23,924 by Wilt Chamberlin 2,149 by Wilt Chamberlin in the 1960-1961 NBA season 2,052 by Wilt Chamberlin in the 1961-1962 NBA season Wilt Chamberlin is the only player to ever grab over 2,000 boards in the course of a season; he performed this feat twice. 3,625 by John Stockton Utah Jazz, 1984-2003 11 by Kendall Grill on April 3,1999 11 by Larry Kenon on Dec. 26, 1976 3,830 by Hakeem Olajuwon 3,195 by Dikembe Mutombo 3,189 by Kareem Abdul Jabbar 3,064 by Mark Eaton 17 by Elmore Smith on October 28, 1973 15,806 by John Stockton 10,334 by Mark Jackson 10,141 by Magic Johnson 1,164 by John Stockton 1990-91 NBA Season
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__Current Events:__

 * The NBA All-Star Game