B.League

E81202

professional basketball league sports league

B.League is Japan’s professional men’s basketball league, featuring top-tier teams from across the country.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	professional basketball league → sports league →
affiliation	Japan Basketball Association →
awards	Best Five → Finals MVP → Rookie of the Year → season MVP →
competitionFormat	regular season and playoffs →
confederation	FIBA Asia →
continent	Asia →
country	Japan →
countryOfHeadquarters	Japan →
followsRulesOf	FIBA rules →
gender	men's →
governingBody	Japan Professional Basketball League →
hasAllStarGame	B.League All-Star Game →
hasDivision	B1 League → B2 League → B3 League →
hasLevel	top tier of Japanese men's professional basketball →
hasNotableTeam	Alvark Tokyo → Chiba Jets Funabashi → Nagoya Diamond Dolphins → Ryukyu Golden Kings → Utsunomiya Brex →
hasPromotionTo	B1 League →
hasRelegationTo	B2 League → B3 League →
headquartersLocation	Tokyo NERFINISHED →
inception	2016 →
numberOfTeams	over 20 →
officialLanguage	Japanese →
organizer	Japan Professional Basketball League →
playoffType	knockout tournament →
promotionRelegationSystem	yes →
regulates	professional men's basketball in Japan →
replaces	National Basketball League (Japan) → bj league →
seasonStart	2016–17 season →
seasonStructure	home-and-away games →
seasonTiming	typically from autumn to spring →
shortName	B.League →
sport	basketball →
streamingPartner	Basket LIVE →
televisionBroadcaster	BS Asahi → J Sports →
tierCount	3 →
website	https://www.bleague.jp →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Osaka Evessa → Ryukyu Golden Kings → Shiga Lakes →	league
Osaka Evessa ("B1 League") → Ryukyu Golden Kings ("B.League First Division") →	playsInDivision
Osaka Evessa →	competition
bj league ("Japan Professional Basketball League") →	governingBody
B.League ("B.League All-Star Game") →	hasAllStarGame
B.League ("B1 League") →	hasDivision
Shiga Lakes ("Japanese B.League") →	homeCountryLeague
Shiga Lakes →	isMemberOf
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium →	leagueOfTenant
B Division ("B League") →	mayBeCalled
bj league →	mergedInto
Shiga Lakes →	playsIn
bj league →	replacedBy
B.League →	shortName