Basketball · Stufe 9: Meister · Unterstufe 9.3
The Professional Game Emerges
10 Tests · 100 Fakten · aktualisiert am 23. Oktober 2026 · Markdown
Early pro leagues, barnstorming teams, the BAA, the birth of the NBA, George Mikan, the shot clock, integration, the ABA, Europe's club cup and the WNBA's start.
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Test 1Early pro leaguesTest machen
Players were paid for a game there in 1896.
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It lasted only a few seasons.
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Few towns could support a paid team.
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Some courts were even surrounded by cages or nets.
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A net or wire cage kept the ball in play.
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Its teams came from Midwest towns.
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Pro basketball had no settled homes yet.
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1896, 1898, 1937.
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Cages gave way to arenas.
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Mark A is 1898.
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Test 2Barnstorming teamsTest machen
He built the team in the 1920s.
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'Harlem' was chosen for the name's image.
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They won hundreds of games on tour.
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It was held in Chicago.
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It plays during their warm-up circle.
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Travelling brought in paying crowds.
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Constant touring was their way of life.
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1923, 1926, 1939.
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The 1920s, 1948, then the 1950s onward.
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The Globetrotters won by two, showing Black players could beat the best.
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Test 3The BAATest machen
It was founded in 1946.
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Hockey arena owners wanted events on free nights.
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The league's MVP trophy once carried his name.
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Toronto hosted it at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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Hockey arenas sat empty on many nights.
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Joe Fulks was their scoring star.
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The NBA counts BAA history as its own.
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June 1946, November 1946, 1947.
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1946, 1963, 1975, 1984.
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The Knicks won 68-66.
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Test 4The NBA is bornTest machen
The new league took a new name.
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The BAA had arenas; the NBL had many of the best players.
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The number soon fell as small-town teams folded.
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Towns like Sheboygan could not compete.
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They brought George Mikan with them.
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The team moved to Detroit in 1957.
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Merged teams brought their past with them.
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1937, 1946, 1949.
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Rivalry, defections, merger, new name.
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The merged league took the name National Basketball Association.
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Test 5George MikanTest machen
He led them to a run of titles.
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1949, 1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954.
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He played in Chicago.
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Big men were rare and less skilled then.
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They could swat shots off the rim.
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Fort Wayne stalled to keep the ball from Mikan.
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Holding the ball forever became impossible.
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1944, 1951, 1954.
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College, Lakers, dynasty.
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The lane was doubled from about 1.8 to 3.7 metres.
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Test 6The shot clockTest machen
He owned the Syracuse Nationals.
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Scoring rose at once.
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Holding the ball made games dull.
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Biasone's own team.
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Teams averaged far more points.
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Fans returned for a quicker game.
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There was no time limit before 1954.
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Problem, sum, test, result.
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1954, 1956, 1985.
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A 48-minute game is 2,880 seconds; teams then took about 120 shots in all.
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Test 7IntegrationTest machen
He played for the Washington Capitols in October 1950.
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Boston picked him in 1950.
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He joined the Knicks from the Globetrotters.
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Three pioneers joined that year.
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He was player-coach of Boston from 1966.
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Their wins made the case for integration.
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Integration began in 1950.
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April 1950, October 1950, 1966.
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Draft in April, signing in May, the first game in October.
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Mark D is 1966.
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Test 8The ABATest machen
The American Basketball Association.
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The NBA added it in 1979.
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Julius Erving won it.
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'Dr. J' took off from the line.
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The Nets, Nuggets, Pacers and Spurs.
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They went on to win five NBA titles.
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The NBA borrowed it later.
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1967, January 1976, June 1976.
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1967, 1979, 1984.
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It was red, white and blue.
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Test 9Europe's club cupTest machen
FIBA organised it.
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The Spanish club has won it more than any other.
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Its name and organiser changed in 2000.
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It became a national celebration.
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Club structures and sponsors grew.
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The army club was a power.
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The Final Four decides the club title.
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1958, 1977, 2000.
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1958, 1964, 1977.
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The Latvian club beat Academic Sofia.
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Test 10The WNBA beginsTest machen
The league was founded in 1996.
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It answered the playground phrase for the next game.
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Houston would dominate the early years.
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She was the first Finals MVP.
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The American Basketball League folded in its third season.
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The NBA's support gave it money and venues.
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Short-lived leagues came before the WNBA.
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1976, 1996, 1997.
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1996, June 1997, August 1997.
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Four teams in each of two conferences.
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Quellen
General basketball history references (Naismith Hall of Fame, FIBA, NBA, Olympic records); original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.
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