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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the men's professional basketball league in North America, and is widely considered to be the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. The NBA is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues. NBA players are the world's best paid sportsmen, by average annual salary per player.

The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America. The league adopted the name National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949, after merging with its rival National Basketball League (NBL). The league's several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York City. NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Teams See also: List of defunct National Basketball Association teams, List of relocated National Basketball Association teams and Timeline of the National Basketball Association

Raptors Celtics Knicks Nets 76ers Bulls Cavaliers Pistons Pacers Bucks Hawks Hornets Heat Magic Wizards Mavericks Rockets Grizzlies Pelicans Spurs Nuggets Timberwolves Trail Blazers Thunder Jazz Warriors Kings Suns Clippers Lakers

All-time NBA scoring list

1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 2 Karl Malone 36,928 3 KOBE BRYANT 32,331 4 Michael Jordan 32,292 5 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 6 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 7 Moses Malone 27,409 8 Elvin Hayes 27,313 9 DIRK NOWITZKI 27,223 10 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 11 Oscar Robertson 26,710 12 Dominique Wilkins 26,668 13 John Havlicek 26,395 14 KEVIN GARNETT 25,774 15 Alex English 25,613 16 PAUL PIERCE 25,334 17 Reggie Miller 25,279 18 TIM DUNCAN 25,212 19 Jerry West 25,192 20 Patrick Ewing 24,815 21 RAY ALLEN 24,505 22 Allen Iverson 24,368 23 Charles Barkley 23,757 24 LeBRON JAMES 23,733 25 Robert Parish 23,334