| New York Knicks | ... ation Tournament, was held in New York in 1938 and remains in the city. The | started play in 1946 as one of the National Basketball Association's origi ... |
| New York Liberty | ... iment Armory, before making Madison Square Garden their permanent home. The | of the WNBA have shared the Garden with the Knicks since their creation in ... |
| Aurora Cavalry | ... iling from the city. Aurora's first semi-professional sports franchise, the | in the International Basketball League, began play in 2006 but folded by s ... |
| New York Knicks | ... approximately $497 million; the franchise is surpassed in value only by the | , the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bull |
| New Orleans Hornets | ... am, the Montreal Impact, the New Orleans Saints American football team, the | basketball team, and the New Orleans Zephyrs baseball team, and in coats o ... |
| Phoenix Suns | ... ffs each time. The Big Three gradually disbanded with Nash returning to the | in 2004, and Finley picked up off waivers by the Spurs in 2005. Nowitzki e ... |
| Olympiacos | ... posed of fourteen teams. The most successful Greek teams are Panathinaikos, | , Aris Thessaloniki and PAOK. Water polo and volleyball are also practiced ... |
| CB Bilbao Berri | The main basketball team is | aka Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, which plays in the ACB. Their home venue is the ... |
| New York Knicks | ... the 1999 NBA champion Spurs team who hit the game-winning shot against the | . Since Johnson was coached under Spurs' Head Coach Gregg Popovich, he wou ... |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ... oup of investors fronted by Guggenheim CEO Mark Walter and including former | player Magic Johnson, baseball executive Stan Kasten and film mogul Peter ... |
| Harlem Globetrotters | ... from 1949-1977 pre WNBA. The Texas Cowgirls tours included opening for the | , the Syracuse Nationals, Minnesota Lakers, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia W ... |
| UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball | ... ape-delayed, syndicated telecasts during the 1973 season. Hearn also called | games on KHJ/KCAL with from 1986 to 1990 |
| Coventry Crusaders | ... union); Coventry Bears (rugby league); Coventry Godiva Harriers (athletics) | ;(basketball); Coventry Jets (American football); City of Coventry Swimmin ... |
| Connecticut Sun | The | of the WNBA currently play at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. From 19 ... |
| Miami Heat | ... d the Suns in Phoenix 102–93 in Game Six. Dallas would later on lose to the | in six games, despite winning the first two games |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | ... NBA Finals, similar again to how the 2007 Spurs defeated a LeBron James-led | team in the Finals |
| Miami Heat | ... win the Western Conference championship, losing the 2006 NBA Finals to the | . Johnson is also the only Mavericks coach to have won the NBA Coach of th ... |
| Miami Heat | ... rs series of 2007. In addition, the Mavericks defeated the LeBron James-led | in the NBA Finals, similar again to how the 2007 Spurs defeated a LeBron J ... |
| Panathinaikos | ... Ethniki, is composed of fourteen teams. The most successful Greek teams are | , Olympiacos, Aris Thessaloniki and PAOK. Water polo and volleyball are al ... |
| Boston Celtics | ... le Bowl while Giants Stadium was under construction. From 1975 to 1995, the | of the played a number of home games at the Hartford Civic Center |
| Greek national basketball team | The | has a decades-long tradition of excellence in the sport. As of 2012, it ra ... |
| University of Kentucky basketball | Although Judd is known to attend | games regularly (frequently sitting in the student section), she has also ... |
| Sacramento Monarchs | ... the playoffs with an 18-16 record, but lost to the 2005 defending champion | in another sweep. 2006 was the last playoff appearance for the Houston Com ... |
| Detroit Pistons | ... y. Games are carried on both stations unless a conflict with Detroit Lions, | or coverage arises, in which case only WXYT-AM serves as the Tigers' flags ... |
| national basketball team | ... erunners of the FIBA Asia Championship, was hosted by the complex, with the | winning on both tournaments. The 1978 FIBA World Championship was held at ... |
| Memphis Grizzlies | ... hree seeds. On their way to the Western Conference Finals, Dallas swept the | , and beat in-state rival San Antonio Spurs in seven tense games. Phoenix ... |
| Los Angeles Clippers | ... e Los Angeles Lakers (who had a 3–1 lead against Phoenix) and the resurgent | . They faced a Mavericks team who won 60 games, but were forced to be the ... |
| Milwaukee Bucks | The | of the National Basketball Association play home games at the Bradley Cent ... |
| Tulsa Shock | ... n. The Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association and the | of the Women's National Basketball Association are the state's only major ... |
| Los Angeles Clippers | ... rs public address announcer is Eric Smith, who previously announced for the | . Smith backed up and replaced Packer who announced the Clippers |
| Washington Bullets | ... nd the team moved to the Southwest Division. Dick Motta, who had guided the | to the NBA Championship in 1977–78, was hired as the team's first head coa ... |
| San Antonio Spurs | ... an Basketball Association, which moved to San Antonio in 1973 to become the | |
| Denver Nuggets | ... sted a month into the team's inaugural season. Vandeweghe was traded to the | , along with a first-round pick in 1981, in exchange for two future first- ... |
| Utah Jazz | ... come out to the public as gay. John Amaechi, who played in the NBA with the | , Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers (as well as internationally with P ... |
| Great Falls Explorers | ... ampionship six times (1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2008, and 2011). In 2007, the | basketball team were the CBA National Conference Runner-Up |
| Boston Celtics | ... the Boston area teams (Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, | , New England Revolution) as they feel more a part of the New England regi ... |
| Sacramento Kings | ... r on an alternate feed of CSN, called CSN Plus, if the main channel shows a | game at the same time. On TV, Glen Kuiper covers play-by-play, and Ray Fos ... |
| Tulsa 66ers | ... in the National Women's Football Association, and Tulsa is the base for the | of the NBA Development League and the Tulsa Revolution, which plays in the ... |
| New York Knicks | Manhattan is home to the NBA's | , the NHL's New York Rangers, and the WNBA's New York Liberty, who all pla ... |
| Chicago Bulls | ... passed in value only by the New York Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers and the | Since their inaugural 1980–81 season, the Mavericks have won three divisio ... |
| Phoenix Suns | ... as Mavericks point guard Steve Nash signed a free-agent deal with the 29–53 | to help out their offense. The addition of Nash helped as Phoenix rolled t ... |
| San Antonio Spurs | ... in 2001, eventually returning to the Conference Finals in 2003. However the | would emerge as their main rivals, defeating them in the playoffs each tim ... |
| Albury Wodonga Bandits | The | compete in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) East Confer ... |
| New York Liberty | ... . They capped off the league's inaugural season in 1997 with a win over the | in the WNBA championship game to win the WNBA's first championship. When t ... |
| Boston Celtics | ... ing for the Harlem Globetrotters, the Syracuse Nationals, Minnesota Lakers, | , Philadelphia Warriors |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ... llion; the franchise is surpassed in value only by the New York Knicks, the | and the Chicago Bull |
| BBC Bayreuth | ... . They were also fourth in the World League in 2008. The basketball team of | plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (division 1), the HaSpo Bayreuth handba ... |
| Detroit Pistons | ... al Detroit commercials was "Who's your Tiger?". A popular rally cry for the | has also been adapted for the Tigers, resulting in "Deee-troit Base-ball!" |
| Golden State Warriors | ... he Mavericks were upset by their former coach Don Nelson and the 8th seeded | in the 2007 NBA Playoffs. Kidd returned to the team in 2008, and with new ... |
| Seattle SuperSonics | ... nter for two seasons following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In July 2008, the | , owned by a group of Oklahoma City businessmen led by Clayton Bennett, re ... |
| Orlando Magic | ... ghts for the 17,000-seat basketball arena in Orlando, Florida – home of the | , which are owned by the family of Rich DeVos. The arena, formerly known a ... |
| Indiana Pacers | ... locating there in 1984, and play their home games in Lucas Oil Stadium. The | of the National Basketball Association (NBA) play their home games at Bank ... |
| New Jersey Nets | ... final game was Game 4 of the 2002 NBA Finals where the Lakers defeated the | to win their third consecutive NBA championship |
| San Antonio Spurs | ... made it to the Western Conference Finals, where they eventually lost to the | who then went on to win the NBA Title that season |
| Houston Rockets | ... ships than any other team in the WNBA. They began as the sister team of the | . The team was folded and disbanded by the league in 2008 because new owne ... |
| Boca Juniors | ... h the seal of the city. According to a legend, the Argentine football team, | ' flag and colors were inspired by the flag of Sweden |
| Boston Celtics | ... w G. Faust and UMass President Jack M. Wilson, and sports figures including | legend Bill Russell and the top management of the Red Sox |
| San Antonio Spurs | ... ference Finals, Dallas swept the Memphis Grizzlies, and beat in-state rival | in seven tense games. Phoenix won Game One 121–118 after Diaw hit a game-w ... |
| men's basketball | ... Huskies play NCAA Division I sports and are popular in the state. Both the | and women's basketball teams have won multiple national championships, inc ... |
| Sacramento Monarchs | ... champion Seattle Storm in 3 games, but lost in the conference finals to the | in a sweep, which Sacramento later became WNBA Champions in 2005. Houston ... |
| Memphis Grizzlies | ... he two rivals, when the top seeded Spurs were defeated by the eighth seeded | , the first time an eight seed defeated a one seed since the infamous Mavs ... |
| New York Liberty | ... me to the NBA's New York Knicks, the NHL's New York Rangers, and the WNBA's | , who all play their home games at Madison Square Garden, the only major p ... |
| Osaka Evessa | ... ub Cerezo Osaka, plays its home games at Nagai Stadium. The city is home to | , a basketball team that plays in the bj league. Evessa has won the first ... |
| Sacramento Kings | ... he Western Conference Finals after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers and the | , respectively. Despite having the best season of their history, the Maver ... |
| Cheshire Jets | ... professional basketball team in the national league, the BBL Championship. | play at the city's Northgate Arena leisure centre; and a wheelchair basket ... |
| Sacramento Monarchs | ... liseum on the campus of Texas State due to Hurricane Ike. They defeated the | 90-81. They finished the season 17-17 and missed the playoffs for the thir ... |
| New Orleans Hornets | The NBA's | became the first major league sports franchise based in Oklahoma when the ... |
| Mobile Bay Hurricanes | ... hat a team would be starting in the Mobile Area. The team will be named the | and will play its home games on the campus of Davidson High School. Also i ... |
| women's basketball | ... en's field hockey, four in men's lacrosse, five in men's basketball, one in | , and two in men's soccer. In 1994, the university's athletic programs won ... |
| Newcastle Eagles | The city is also home to the | basketball team who play their home games at the new Sports Central comple ... |
| Kinder Bologna | ... as internationally with Panathinaikos BC of the Greek Basketball League and | of the Italian Basketball League), came out in February 2007 on ESPN's Out ... |
| New England Blizzard | ... fessional woman's basketball team, American Basketball League franchise the | , who played at the Hartford Civic Cente |
| Orlando Magic | ... the public as gay. John Amaechi, who played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, | and Cleveland Cavaliers (as well as internationally with Panathinaikos BC ... |
| Miami Heat | ... urs and defeating Steve Nash and the Suns. However after leading 2–0 to the | , they lost the Finals' next four games, though some point to biased refer ... |
| Houston Rockets | ... ason. In October 2006, team owner Leslie Alexander (who also owns the NBA's | team) announced he was selling the Comets, and longtime Head Coach Van Cha ... |
| Panathinaikos BC | ... azz, Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers (as well as internationally with | of the Greek Basketball League and Kinder Bologna of the Italian Basketbal ... |
| PAOK | ... successful Greek teams are Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Aris Thessaloniki and | . Water polo and volleyball are also practiced widely in Greece while cric ... |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ... 0-win seasons and reached the Western Conference Finals after defeating the | and the Sacramento Kings, respectively. Despite having the best season of ... |
| CB Valladolid | ... former players include Fernando Hierro, José Luis Caminero or Rubén Baraja. | is the town's basketball team and they play in the Liga ACB. Arvydas Sabon ... |
| Dallas Chaparrals | ... Dallas, Texas. The last professional basketball team in Dallas had been the | of the American Basketball Association, which moved to San Antonio in 1973 ... |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ... s and not filming. He also enjoys watching basketball games, especially the | and can often be seen with wife Jennifer Meyer at courtside for Laker home ... |
| Miami Heat | ... ball Association (NBA), and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the | in the 2011 NBA Finals |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | ... to Oklahoma City and announced that play would begin at Ford Center as the | in 2008, becoming the state's first permanent major league franchise |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | ... nd wrestling located in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid, Norman, and Lawton. The | of the National Basketball Association and the Tulsa Shock of the Women's ... |
| Akron Cougars | ... International Basketball League. They moved to Akron in 2006 and became the | |
| Boca Juniors | ... others being Olimpia, São Paulo, Independiente, Vélez Sársfield, Cruzeiro, | and LDU Quito) |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ... hoenix had to play seven game series against the two Los Angeles teams, the | (who had a 3–1 lead against Phoenix) and the resurgent Los Angeles Clipper ... |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | ... . John Amaechi, who played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and | (as well as internationally with Panathinaikos BC of the Greek Basketball ... |
| Utah Jazz | ... rio of Steve Nash, Michael Finley, and Dirk Nowitzki, had just defeated the | despite not having home court advantage and were only starting to meld int ... |
| Los Angeles Lakers | ... ver, they never made it deeper in the playoffs, due to the dominance of the | at the time |
| Harlem Globetrotters | ... for ceremonies seats up to 300. The honorees inducted in 2002 included the | and Magic Johnson, a five-time NBA champion, three-time NBA finals MVP and ... |