#OTD 71 yrs ago. Oct 29, 1949. FIRST GAME IN NBA HISTORY. “Hawks Open N.B.A. with 93-85 Win” That was the headline after Tri-Cities Blackhawks Vs. old Denver Nuggets. Hawks came out on top 93-85. Game took place at the Wharton Fieldhouse in Moline. 3,450 in attendance.
As this 'National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book' points out, this is the 1st game in the history of the NEW league. NBA does not want you to see this.They claim NBA was established in 1946 but historians & newspapers comfirm Aug 3 1949 as the birth of NBA. Read below
As this 'National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book' points out, this is the 1st game in the history of the NEW league. NBA does not want you to see this.They claim NBA was established in 1946 but historians & newspapers comfirm Aug 3 1949 as the birth of NBA. Read below
As this 'National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book' points out, this is the 1st game in the history of the NEW league. NBA does not want you to see this.They claim NBA was established in 1946 but historians & newspapers comfirm Aug 3 1949 as the birth of NBA. Read below
As this 'National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book' points out, this is the 1st game in the history of the NEW league. NBA does not want you to see this.They claim NBA was established in 1946 but historians & newspapers comfirm Aug 3 1949 as the birth of NBA. Read below
As this 'National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book' points out, this is the 1st game in the history of the NEW league. NBA does not want you to see this.They claim NBA was established in 1946 but historians & newspapers comfirm Aug 3 1949 as the birth of NBA. Read below
For more information on the NBA's First Game listen to the NPR story by @klgiven.
She interviews @seankirst
& @ProHoopsHistory about this forgotten game. https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/10/25/nba-first-game-baa-nbl
Why The NBA Celebrates The Wrong Birthday

The NBA officially recognizes 1946 as its birth year. But sports historians say the league was actually born in 1949.

https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/10/25/nba-first-game-baa-nbl
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