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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shakespeare" data-source="post: 3398247" data-attributes="member: 134752">1960s: Celtics dynasty Through this period, the NBA continued to strengthen with the shift of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" target="_blank">Minneapolis Lakers</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" target="_blank">Philadelphia Warriors</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco,_California" target="_blank">San Francisco</a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" target="_blank">Syracuse Nationals</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia" target="_blank">Philadelphia</a>, as well as the addition of its first expansion franchises. The Chicago Packers (now <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Wizards" target="_blank">Washington Wizards</a>) became the 9th NBA team in 1961. From 1966 to 1968, the league expanded from nine teams to fourteen, introducing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" target="_blank">Chicago Bulls</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" target="_blank">Seattle SuperSonics</a> (now <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" target="_blank">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Rockets" target="_blank">San Diego Rockets</a> (who relocated to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston" target="_blank">Houston</a> four years later), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" target="_blank">Phoenix Suns</a>. In 1967, the league faced a new external threat with the formation of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" target="_blank">American Basketball Association</a>. The leagues engaged in a bidding war. The NBA landed the most important college star of the era, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> (then known as Lew Alcindor). However, the NBA's leading scorer, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Barry" target="_blank">Rick Barry</a> jumped to the ABA, as did four veteran referees—<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Drucker" target="_blank">Norm Drucker</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Strom" target="_blank">Earl Strom</a>, John Vanak, and Joe Gushue.  [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Basketball_Association&action=edit&section=4" target="_blank">edit</a>] 1970s: The NBA vs. the ABA The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" target="_blank">American Basketball Association</a> also succeeded in signing a number of major stars, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Erving" target="_blank">Julius Erving</a>, in part because it allowed teams to sign college undergraduates. The NBA expanded rapidly during this period, one purpose being to tie up the most viable cities. From 1966 to 1974, the NBA grew from nine franchises to 18. In 1970 the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" target="_blank">Portland Trail Blazers</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" target="_blank">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, and Buffalo Braves (now the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Clippers</a>) all made their debuts expanding the league to 17. The New Orleans Jazz (now in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Jazz" target="_blank">Utah</a>) came aboard in 1974 bringing the total to 18. Following the 1976 season, the leagues reached a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA-NBA_merger" target="_blank">settlement</a> that provided for the addition of four ABA franchises to the NBA, raising the number of franchises in the league at that time to 22. The franchises added were the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" target="_blank">San Antonio Spurs</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" target="_blank">Denver Nuggets</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" target="_blank">Indiana Pacers</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Nets" target="_blank">New York Nets</a>. Some of the biggest stars of this era were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Barry" target="_blank">Rick Barry</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Cowens" target="_blank">Dave Cowens</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Erving" target="_blank">Julius Erving</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Frazier" target="_blank">Walt Frazier</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artis_Gilmore" target="_blank">Artis Gilmore</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gervin" target="_blank">George Gervin</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Issel" target="_blank">Dan Issel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Maravich" target="_blank">Pete Maravich</a>.  [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Basketball_Association&action=edit&section=5" target="_blank">edit</a>] 1980s: Magic vs. Bird The league added the ABA's innovative <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" target="_blank">three-point field goal</a> beginning in 1979 to open up the game. That same year, rookies <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Bird" target="_blank">Larry Bird</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earvin_%22Magic%22_Johnson" target="_blank">Earvin "Magic" Johnson</a> joined the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Celtics" target="_blank">Boston Celtics</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Lakers</a> respectively, initiating a period of significant growth in fan interest in the NBA throughout the country and the world. Bird went on to lead the Celtics to three titles, and Johnson went on to lead the Lakers to five. Also in the early '80s, the NBA added one more expansion franchise, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" target="_blank">Dallas Mavericks</a>, bringing the total to 23 teams.  [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Basketball_Association&action=edit&section=6" target="_blank">edit</a>] 1990s: The Jordan Era and globalization <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan" target="_blank">Michael Jordan</a> entered the league in 1984 with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" target="_blank">Chicago Bulls</a>, providing an even more popular star to support growing interest in the league. This resulted in more cities demanding teams of their own. In 1988 and 1989, four cities got their wishes as the Charlotte Hornets (now <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" target="_blank">New Orleans Hornets</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Heat" target="_blank">Miami Heat</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Magic" target="_blank">Orlando Magic</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" target="_blank">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> made their NBA debuts. A growing number of NBA star players also began coming from other countries. Initially, many of these players, such as 1994 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" target="_blank">NBA MVP</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" target="_blank">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>, first played <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" target="_blank">NCAA</a> basketball to enhance their skills. In 1991, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_O%27Malley" target="_blank">Susan O'Malley</a> became the first female president of a major sports franchise franchise, when she became the president of the Washington Bullets. Jordan, along with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" target="_blank">Scottie Pippen</a> would lead the Bulls to six championships in eight years during the 1990s. Olajuwon won back-to-back titles with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Rockets" target="_blank">Houston Rockets</a> in '94 and '95, during Jordan's first retirement. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">1992 Olympic</a> basketball <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Team_%28basketball%29" target="_blank">Dream Team</a>, the first to use current NBA stars, featured Michael Jordan as the anchor, along with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Bird" target="_blank">Larry Bird</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Johnson" target="_blank">Magic Johnson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Robinson_%28basketball%29" target="_blank">David Robinson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" target="_blank">Patrick Ewing</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" target="_blank">Scottie Pippen</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" target="_blank">Clyde Drexler</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Malone" target="_blank">Karl Malone</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stockton" target="_blank">John Stockton</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Mullin_%28basketball%29" target="_blank">Chris Mullin</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Barkley" target="_blank">Charles Barkley</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Laettner" target="_blank">Christian Laettner</a>. In 1995, the NBA expanded to Canada adding with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" target="_blank">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" target="_blank">Toronto Raptors</a>. In 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies were relocated to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" target="_blank">Memphis</a>, which left the Raptors as the only Canadian team in the NBA. In 1996, the NBA created a women's league, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" target="_blank">Women's National Basketball Association</a> (WNBA). In 1998, the NBA owners began a lockout which lasted 191 days and was settled on January 18, 1999. As a result of this lockout the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998-99_NBA_season" target="_blank">1998-99 NBA season</a> was reduced from 82 to 50 games. Since these games were all played in the same year, the season is known as the 1999 NBA season. San Antonio won the championship on June 25th by beating the New York Knicks.</blockquote>

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