The National Basketball League: A History, 1935–1949 by Murry R. Nelson

By Murry R. Nelson

The NBA has won all over the world acceptance with its high-flying stars and slam-dunking giants, however the early specialist hoops video game was once performed less than the rim. This booklet presents the 1st heritage of the nationwide Basketball League, which held court docket from the mid–1930s until eventually its merger with the Basketball organization of the USA in 1949. initially shaped in Akron and Indianapolis, the league operated regularly within the Midwest yet prolonged as some distance east as Rochester and Syracuse and west to Denver, construction significant franchises with homeland loyalties. such a lot of its stars have been university graduates, an important swap from past specialist leagues, and it was once the 1st glossy significant specialist league to combine. positive aspects comprise photos, maps of league franchises, and tables of staff standings, MVPs, and scoring leaders.

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