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