NBA

American

National Basketball Association.
Also N.B.A. National Book Award.
National Boxing Association.

NBA British

abbreviation

(in the US) National Basketball Association
(the former) Net Book Agreement

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When the basketball world convened in Los Angeles for the NBA All-Star Game, the main point of discussion wasn’t the upcoming playoffs or the looming trade deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tanking, as the practice is known, has been a grudgingly accepted reality of the NBA for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Silver’s comments—and a subsequent conference call addressing the topic with all 30 of the league’s general managers—came on the heels of some of the most laughable instances of tanking in NBA history.

From The Wall Street Journal

The NBA fined the Jazz $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league.

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“Overt behavior like this that prioritizes draft position over winning undermines the foundation of NBA competition,” Silver said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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