The NBA is the biggest basketball event in the world where the greatest champions play, and high-level matches are played. In the late 40s and early 50s the first NBA basketball championships began in America.
The first championship was won by the Golden State Warriors who at the time were called the Philadelphia Warriors.
Even if racial segregation was present in the USA after the war, the NBA was among the first to make a change where it also allows the first African American players to play who have given another level to this sport year after year proving to be among the best and giving an unforgettable show. Already in the early years, in order to be able to see combative, spectacular matches and never get bored, the League introduced the 24-second rule where a team must shoot for a basket before the end of the 24 seconds. Year after year the teams participating in the NBA have increased, now there are 30 participants, where all teams play 82 games. The season begins at the end of October and concludes in May after the top 8 face off in the playoffs.
The most successful teams are the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers with 17 titles. The players who have made history in the NBA by winning several titles and having won the MVP are Bill Russell who has won 11 titles, Larry Bird Champion with the Boston Celtics, Michael Jordan who is considered the greatest player in NBA history won 5 titles with the Chicago Bulls, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal who gave three consecutive titles in the new millennium to the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James who won 4 NBA titles and was named in all four finals the MVP.
NBA Winners List
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1947 |  Golden State Warriors |
| 1948 |  Baltimore Bullets |
| 1949 |  Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1950 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1951 |  Sacramento Kings |
| 1952 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1953 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1954 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1955 |  Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1956 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1957 |  Boston Celtics |
| 1958 |  Atlanta Hawks |
| 1959 | Boston Celtics |
| 1960 | Boston Celtics |
| 1961 | Boston Celtics |
| 1962 | Boston Celtics |
| 1963 | Boston Celtics |
| 1964 | Boston Celtics |
| 1965 | Boston Celtics |
| 1966 | Boston Celtics |
| 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1968 | Boston Celtics |
| 1969 | Boston Celtics |
| 1970 |  New York Knicks |
| 1971 |  Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1973 | New York Knicks |
| 1974 | Boston Celtics |
| 1975 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1976 | Boston Celtics |
| 1977 |  Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1978 |  Washington Wizards |
| 1979 |  Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1981 | Boston Celtics |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1984 | Boston Celtics |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1986 | Boston Celtics |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1989 |  Detroit Pistons |
| 1990 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1991 |  Chicago Bulls |
| 1992 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1993 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1994 |  Houston Rockets |
| 1995 | Houston Rockets |
| 1996 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1997 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1998 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1999 |  San Antonio Spurs |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2003 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2004 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2005 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2006 |  Miami Heat |
| 2007 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2008 | Boston Celtics |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2011 |  Dallas Mavericks |
| 2012 | Miami Heat |
| 2013 | Miami Heat |
| 2014 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2015 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2016 |  Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2017 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2018 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2019 |  Toronto Raptors |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2022 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2023 |  Denver Nuggets |