THE GAME OF MY LIFE – Bill Velasco – The Philippine Star October 23, 2021 | 12:00am The National Basketball Association is commemorating its 75th anniversary. While the main focus for casual fans is the new list of the league’s 75 greatest players, there are many game-changing events in its history that influenced the sport’s growth worldwide. The merger. The NBA was the product of a merger between the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL). Commercial leagues had existed in the US for decades. The gold medal-winning American team to the first Olympic …