NBA的由来(NBA Origin)
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haveyoueverwonderedhowyourfavoritenbateamreceiveditsfamousname?allnbateamshaveaninterestingstoryorahistorybehindtheirnames.someofthenamesreflectthecity'scultureorhistory,otherscamefrompreviousownersandmanywereselectedthrough"nametheteam"contests.
forteamslikelosangelesandutah,thenameswerenotalwaysareflectionofthecity.eventhoughlosangeleshasnolakes,thelakernamehasbeenacitytreasureforalmost40years.beforegoingtolosangeles,theteamoriginatedinminneapolis,minnesota.in1948,teamofficialschosethenameforitsdirectrelationshiptothestate'smotto,"thelandof10,000lakes."theteamnamewentunchangedaftermovingtolosangelesin1960.becauseutah'steamoriginatedinneworleans,louisiana,itwascalledthejazz.in1974,neworleansclubofficialschosethenametorepresentthecityforitsreputationasthe"jazzcapitaloftheworld."thenamestayedwiththeteamevenafterfindinganewhomeinsaltlakecity,utahin1979.
thechicagobull'soriginalowner,richardklein,namedtheteamthebulls.hepickedthenamebecauseafightingbullisrelentless,andneverquits.klein,whofoundedtheclubin1966,believedthesequalitieswerenecessaryforachampionshipteamandhopedhischicagoathleteswouldliveuptotheteamname.abeliefthatbulls----winnerofthesixnbachampionshipshavedefinitelyfollowed.miamichosetheheatfromnamessuchasthesharks,beaches,andbarracudas.thenamemagicwasthewinnerfortheorlandoteambecausethecity'stourismsloganis"etothemagic."traditionplayedabigpartinnamingthenewyorkknicks.chosenbytheclub'sfoundernedirish,theknicksnamewasalreadyimportantinnewyork'shistory.thefirstanizedteaminbaseballhistorywasnamedthenewyorkknickerbockersortheknickerbockersnine.
in1967,theindianpacersselectedtheirteamnameinadifferentwayfrommostotherteams.theirdecisionwasbasedonwhattheywantedtoaomplishinthenba.teamofficialschosethepacersnamebecausetheanizationwantedtosetthe"pace"inprofessionalbasketball.