Disambiguation evidence for BAA via surface form
"Basketball Association of America"
As subject (42)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Basketball Association of America".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| abbreviation | BAA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| championshipTrophyName |
BAA
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
BAA championship
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1946–47 BAA season ⓘ |
| founded | 1946 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | owners of major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | independent professional league ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first major professional basketball leagues in North America ⓘ |
| inception | June 6, 1946 ⓘ |
| instanceOf | defunct sports organization ⓘ |
| instanceOf | professional basketball league ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1948–49 BAA season ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major professional ⓘ |
| legacy | direct predecessor of the NBA ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mergerPartner |
National Basketball League (NBL)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Basketball League
|
| mostChampionships |
Los Angeles Lakers
ⓘ
surface form:
Minneapolis Lakers
|
| notableTeam | Boston Celtics ⓘ |
| notableTeam | Chicago Stags ⓘ |
| notableTeam | New York Knicks ⓘ |
| notableTeam | Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ |
| notableTeam | Washington Capitols ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtFounding | 11 ⓘ |
| officialAbbreviation | BAA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | 1946 ⓘ |
| operatedUntil | 1949 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | arena operators ⓘ |
| playedUnderRulesOf | basketball rules similar to modern NBA rules ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | postseason tournament to determine league champion ⓘ |
| predecessorTo | modern NBA structure and rules ⓘ |
| reasonForMerger | competition and overlapping markets with the National Basketball League ⓘ |
| regularSeasonFormat | round-robin schedule among member teams ⓘ |
| shortName | BAA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLeague | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | limited regional broadcasts ⓘ |