Triple
T13184680
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Spalding |
E313816
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerOfficialGameBallSupplierFor |
P108939
|
FINISHED |
| Object | National Basketball Association |
E2067
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: National Basketball Association | Statement: [Spalding, formerOfficialGameBallSupplierFor, National Basketball Association]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Basketball Association Context triple: [Spalding, formerOfficialGameBallSupplierFor, National Basketball Association]
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A.
National Basketball Association
chosen
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
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B.
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.
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C.
National Basketball Players Inc.
National Basketball Players Inc. is the business and licensing arm of the National Basketball Players Association that manages players’ group marketing, sponsorship, and commercial rights.
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D.
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
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E.
National Basketball Players Association
The National Basketball Players Association is the labor union that represents NBA players in collective bargaining, working conditions, and player rights.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: formerOfficialGameBallSupplierFor Context triple: [Spalding, formerOfficialGameBallSupplierFor, National Basketball Association]
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A.
usesOfficialBallSupplier
Indicates that an entity makes use of a designated official supplier for the balls used in its activities or events.
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B.
officialBallSport
Indicates that a sport is officially recognized as a ball sport, i.e., one whose play fundamentally involves the use of a ball.
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C.
usesBallSport
Indicates that an activity or event involves the use of a ball as part of a sport.
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D.
ballType
Indicates the specific category or kind of ball associated with an entity.
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E.
formerAthleticBrand
Indicates that an entity previously served as an athletic brand for another entity but no longer holds that status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d806ae1e08819090d95bfe1538cc17 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98cf054f88190b05ced98d5a22a62 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6f5f307408190afd0df16a417c456 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:14 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d98bc2c0c88190be357811aa8e828d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69d98ceeb22c8190a6be666031d9e5a4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:15 p.m.