NBA Board of Governors
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The NBA Board of Governors is the league’s governing body composed primarily of team owners, responsible for setting policies, approving major decisions, and overseeing the overall direction of the National Basketball Association.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBA league office | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
ⓘ
organizational board ⓘ sports governing body ⓘ |
| approves |
changes to NBA schedule format
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changes to playoff format ⓘ introduction of new in-game rules ⓘ major marketing and branding initiatives ⓘ |
| composedOf | governors representing each NBA franchise ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | NBA team owners ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| governs | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| hasDecisionRule | supermajority required for major changes ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
NBA league operations
ⓘ
NBA franchises ⓘ
surface form:
NBA teams
|
| hasMemberType |
alternate governor
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team governor ⓘ |
| hasScope | basketball at the professional club level ⓘ |
| meets | periodically during each NBA season ⓘ |
| oversees |
NBA commissioner
ⓘ
league business strategy ⓘ league competitive structure ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| partOf | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
ensure stability and growth of the NBA
ⓘ
protect collective interests of NBA franchises ⓘ |
| regulates |
NBA competitive rules framework
ⓘ
NBA franchise governance standards ⓘ NBA ownership requirements ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
approving changes to league rules
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approving changes to the NBA salary cap system ⓘ approving collective bargaining agreements with the players association ⓘ approving expansion or contraction of the league ⓘ approving franchise relocations ⓘ approving franchise sales and ownership changes ⓘ approving major league decisions ⓘ approving national media and broadcast deals ⓘ approving revenue sharing arrangements ⓘ electing the NBA commissioner ⓘ overseeing overall direction of the NBA ⓘ setting league policies ⓘ |
| sector | professional sports ⓘ |
| typeOfAuthority | strategic and policy-making authority ⓘ |
| usesVotingSystem | one vote per team ⓘ |
| worksWith | National Basketball Players Association ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NBA league office
subject surface form:
Western Division (NBA)
this entity surface form:
NBA league office
subject surface form:
NBA franchise