Maurice Podoloff
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Maurice Podoloff was an American sports executive best known as the first commissioner of the NBA, where he oversaw the league’s formation and early development.
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| instanceOf |
basketball executive
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human → sports executive → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1890-08-18
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| dateOfDeath |
1985-11-24
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| educatedAt |
Yale Law School
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Yale University → |
| employer |
American Hockey League
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Basketball Association of America → National Basketball Association → |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish
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| familyName |
Podoloff
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| fieldOfWork |
professional basketball administration
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professional ice hockey administration → professional sports management → |
| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Maurice
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| hasAwardNamedAfter |
Maurice Podoloff Trophy
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| hasHonor |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
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| knownFor |
establishing stability in the early years of the NBA
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expanding the early NBA → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalOccupation |
attorney
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| memberOfSportsHallOfFame |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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| name |
Maurice Podoloff
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| nationality |
American
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| notableFor |
being the first commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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overseeing the early development of the NBA → overseeing the formation of the NBA → |
| occupation |
lawyer
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sports executive → |
| oversaw |
merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League
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| placeOfBirth |
Elisavetgrad, Russian Empire
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| placeOfDeath |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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| positionHeld |
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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President of the American Hockey League → President of the Basketball Association of America → President of the National Basketball Association → |
| reasonForNotability |
helping merge the BAA and NBL into the NBA
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| residence |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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| sport |
basketball
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ice hockey → |
Referenced by (8)
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Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
("Larry O’Brien")
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Maurice Podoloff Trophy → NBA Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Most Valuable Player Award → |
namedAfter |
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Basketball Association of America
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commissioner |
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Maurice Podoloff
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name |
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Podoloff
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notableBearer |
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Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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officeHolder |