Boston Massachusetts
TD Garden
Brooklyn, New York
Barclays Center
New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia 76ers
Wells Fargo Center
Toronto Ontario
Scotiabank Arena
Chicago, Illinois
United Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Detroit, Michigan
Little Caesars Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fiserv Forum
Atlanta, Georgia
State Farm Arena
Charlotte, North Carolina
Spectrum Center
Miami, Florida
FTX Arena
Orlando, Florida
Amway Center
Washington D.C.
Capital One Arena
Denver, Colorado
Ball Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Target Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Paycom Center
Portland, Oregon
Moda Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Vivint Smart Home Arena
San Francisco, California
Chase Center
Los Angeles, California
Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
Staples Center
Phoenix, Arizona
Footprint Center
Sacramento, California
Golden 1 Center
Dallas, Texas
American Airlines Center
Houston, Texas
Toyota Center
Memphis, Tennessee
FedExForum
New Orleans, Louisiana
Smoothie King Center
San Antonio, Texas
AT&T Center
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams, 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The hometowns of these 30 teams are located across 22 states and one province.
Basketball is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, and the NBA is the world's premier men's professional basketball league.
The most recent expansion team in the NBA was the Charlotte Hornets, which joined the league in 2004. Prior to that, the last NBA expansion team was the Toronto Raptors, which joined the league in 1995. As of 2020, there have been no further expansions or relocations of NBA teams.
There have been a number of NBA cities that have lost teams over the years. Some of these cities include Cincinnati, Kansas City, Louisville, and Virginia. In most cases, the teams that left these cities were relocated to larger markets. However, in some cases, the teams simply ceased to exist. For example, the Cincinnati Royals became the Sacramento Kings in 1985. The Kansas CityKings became the Sacramento Kings in 1985. The Louisville Cardinals became the Charlotte Hornets in 1988. The Virginia Squires became the San Diego Clippers in 1978. While these cities no longer have NBA teams, they still hold a place in basketball history.