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International Basketball Federation
Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
Motto We Are Basketball
Formation June 18, 1932
Type Sport federation
Membership 213 national federations
Official languages English, French, German, Russian, Spanish[1]
Secretary General Patrick Baumann
President Bob Elphinston
Key people Borislav Stanković
George Vassilakopoulos
Manfred Ströher
Website www.FIBA.com
National Basketball Association (
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Sport Basketball
Founded June 6, 1946
Commissioner David Stern
Inaugural season 1946–47
No. of teams 30
Country(ies) United States (29 teams)
Canada (1 team)
Continent FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent champion(s) Los Angeles Lakers (15th title)
Most championships Boston Celtics (17 titles)
TV partner(s) ABC
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TNT
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Official website www.NBA.com