National Basketball League (United States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:defunct_basketball_league
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:NBL
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1949
|
| gptkbp:finalSeason |
1948–49
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1937
|
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
three corporations: General Electric, Firestone, Goodyear
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
|
| gptkbp:league |
professional
|
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:National_Basketball_Association
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first professional basketball league to sign African-American players in the modern era
|
| gptkbp:notablePlayer |
gptkb:Al_Cervi
gptkb:George_Mikan gptkb:Bobby_McDermott |
| gptkbp:notableTeam |
gptkb:Rochester_Royals
gptkb:Fort_Wayne_Zollner_Pistons Minneapolis Lakers |
| gptkbp:numberOfTeams |
varied (between 8 and 16)
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:National_Basketball_Association
|
| gptkbp:sport |
gptkb:basketball
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:NBL
gptkb:1947_NBL_Championship |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Basketball League (United States)
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