Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association or CBA is a professional men's basketball league in the United States. The league views itself as a minor league that develops talent for the National Basketball Association. It is affiliated with USA Basketball, the sport's governing body in the U.S. It should not be confused with another CBA, the Chinese Basketball Association.

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Basketball - United States - Minor league - National Basketball Association - USA Basketball - Chinese Basketball Association

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The CBA can date its origins back to April 23, 1946, when it was called the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League (1946-47). Between 1948 and 1970 it was called the Eastern Professional Basketball League, and then renamed the Eastern Basketball Association. On June 1, 1978, the league's name became the Continental Basketball Association. Tracing the league's operation back to its Pennsylvania origins, it claims to be the oldest professional basketball league in the world (the NBA's predecessor, the Basketball Association of America, also began operations in 1946, but in June of that year).

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April 23 - 1946 - 1948 - 1970 - June 1 - 1978 - Pennsylvania

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Financial problems arising while Isiah Thomas was owner led to the CBA disbanding on February 8, 2001, with some of its teams moving briefly to the International Basketball League. CBA and IBL teams then merged later that year with the International Basketball Association, establishing a resurrected CBA.

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Isiah Thomas - February 8 - 2001 - International Basketball League - International Basketball Association

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