National Basketball League (United States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
defunct basketball league
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gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:NBL
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:dissolved |
1949
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gptkbp:finalSeason |
1948–49
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gptkbp:founded |
1937
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gptkbp:foundedBy |
three corporations: General Electric, Firestone, Goodyear
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Basketball League (United States)
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gptkbp:league |
professional
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gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:National_Basketball_Association
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
first professional basketball league to sign African-American players in the modern era
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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)
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:National_Basketball_Association
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gptkbp:sport |
gptkb:basketball
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:NBL
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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