Syracuse Nationals

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National Basketball Association team defunct basketball team

The Syracuse Nationals were a professional basketball team in the NBA that later relocated and became the Philadelphia 76ers.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Basketball Association team → defunct basketball team →
championships	1 NBA championship →
city	Syracuse →
contributedTo	adoption of 24-second shot clock →
country	United States →
division	Eastern Division →
era	pre-shot-clock era →
formerlyKnownAs	Syracuse Nationals →
foundedBy	Danny Biasone →
hallOfFame	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
homeArena	Onondaga War Memorial →
joinedNBAFrom	National Basketball League →
knownFor	ownership of Syracuse Nationals →
league	National Basketball Association →
location	Syracuse, New York →
mergedLeague	NBL–BAA merger →
notableCoach	Al Cervi → Paul Seymour →
notablePlayer	Dolph Schayes → Paul Seymour → Red Rocha →
owner	Danny Biasone →
playedFor	Syracuse Nationals →
relocatedTo	Philadelphia 76ers →
rival	Boston Celtics → New York Knicks → Rochester Royals →
sport	basketball →
state	New York →
status	relocated franchise →
successorTeam	Philadelphia 76ers →
teamColors	blue → orange →
timeframe	mid-20th century NBA franchise →
wonChampionshipInSeason	1954–55 NBA season →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dolph Schayes → Earl Lloyd → Hal Greer → Red Rocha ("Syracuse Nationals in the NBA") →	playedFor
Earl Lloyd → Red Rocha →	memberOfSportsTeam
Hal Greer →	draftedBy
Philadelphia 76ers →	formerlyKnownAs
Philadelphia 76ers →	formerName
Philadelphia 76ers →	foundedAs
National Basketball League (NBL) →	notableFranchise
Earl Lloyd →	teamDuringChampionship