The NBA at 75: From a very modest beginning, to a behemoth | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source

It started in 1946 with 11 teams and 160 players. The shot clock was nearly a decade away, the 3-point line was a couple generations away. Buildings were smaller. So were the players. And it wasn’t even called the National Basketball Association.

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