The NBA was
founded in 1964 by the owners of the main halls of the Northeast and Midwest .
For example, the Madison Square Garden in New York. The first teams that
started the league were the Boston Celtics , Philadelphia Warriors, New York
Knicks, Washington Capitols , Providence Steamrollers , Toronto Huskies,
Chicago Stags , St. Louis Bombers , Cleveland Rebels , Detroit Falcons and
Pittsburgh Ironmen . Of these eleven teams only three of them are now in the
NBA : Boston Celtics , New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors. Of these
three teams , only one change from the city , Golden State Warriors.
In 1950 the
Integration of NBA was , with the incorporation of the First African players to
the league , were: Chuck Cooper (Boston Celtics) , Nat " Sweetwater "
Clifton (New York Knicks ) and Earl Lloyd ( Washington Capitols ) .
In 1959 the
center Wilt Chamberlain entered the league and in little time he do 100 points
in one match.
In this picture we can see Wilt Chamberlain.
