#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 & #39;National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book& #39; 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 & #39;National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book& #39; 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 & #39;National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book& #39; 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 & #39;National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book& #39; 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 & #39;National Basketball Association 1949-50 Record Book& #39; 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& #39;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">https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame...
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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