B.League

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

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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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: B.League All-Star Game
hasDivision B.League self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 B2 League
surface form: B1 League
hasRelegationTo B2 League
B3 League
headquartersLocation Tokyo
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 Japan Basketball League
surface form: National Basketball League (Japan)

bj league
seasonStart 2016–17 season
seasonStructure home-and-away games
seasonTiming typically from autumn to spring
shortName B.League self-link
sport basketball
streamingPartner Basket LIVE
televisionBroadcaster BS Asahi
J Sports
tierCount 3
website https://www.bleague.jp

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Osaka Evessa league B.League
Osaka Evessa competition B.League
Osaka Evessa playsInDivision B.League
this entity surface form: B1 League
B Division mayBeCalled B.League
this entity surface form: B League
bj league replacedBy B.League
bj league governingBody B.League
this entity surface form: Japan Professional Basketball League
bj league mergedInto B.League
B.League shortName B.League self-link
B.League hasDivision B.League self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: B1 League
B.League hasAllStarGame B.League self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: B.League All-Star Game
Ryukyu Golden Kings league B.League
Ryukyu Golden Kings playsInDivision B.League
this entity surface form: B.League First Division
Shiga Lakes league B.League
Shiga Lakes homeCountryLeague B.League
this entity surface form: Japanese B.League
Shiga Lakes playsIn B.League
Shiga Lakes isMemberOf B.League
Evessa league B.League
Evessa playsIn B.League
Evessa hasCompetition B.League
this entity surface form: B.League regular season
Levanga Hokkaido league B.League
Levanga Hokkaido memberOf B.League
this entity surface form: B.League First Division
Levanga Hokkaido division B.League
this entity surface form: B1 League
Niigata Albirex BB league B.League
Sendai 89ers league B.League
Toyama Grouses league B.League
Western Conference successorLeague B.League
subject surface form: Western Conference (bj league)
Eastern Conference successorLeague B.League
subject surface form: Eastern Conference (bj league)
this entity surface form: B.League (Japan)
B2 League partOf B.League
this entity surface form: B.League system
B2 League hasPromotionTo B.League
this entity surface form: B1 League
B2 League organizer B.League
Basket LIVE coversCompetition B.League
Basket LIVE relatedTo B.League
Finals MVP league B.League
subject surface form: B.League Finals MVP
Finals MVP presentedBy B.League
subject surface form: B.League Finals MVP
Finals MVP partOf B.League
subject surface form: B.League Finals MVP
this entity surface form: B.League awards
Rookie of the Year league B.League
subject surface form: Rookie of the Year (B.League)
Rookie of the Year partOf B.League
subject surface form: Rookie of the Year (B.League)
this entity surface form: B.League annual awards
Best Five league B.League
Best Five presentedBy B.League
Best Five alsoKnownAs B.League
this entity surface form: B.League Best Five
Alvark Tokyo league B.League
Alvark Tokyo participatesIn B.League
this entity surface form: B.League regular season
Alvark Tokyo playsIn B.League
this entity surface form: B.League First Division
Utsunomiya Brex league B.League
Utsunomiya Brex competitionLevel B.League
this entity surface form: B1 League