NBA celebrates 75th anniversary on this day of 1st game ever played

The NBA’s first regular-season game was played between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies on Nov. 1, 1946

75 years ago today, the first game in league history was played between the Toronto Huskies and New York Knickerbockers

The Knicks defeated the Huskies 68-66 before a crowd of 7,090. New York’s Ossie Schectman scored the first basket in NBA history

The NBA’s first regular-season game was played between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies on Nov. 1, 1946, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.

The Knicks defeated the Huskies 68-66 before a crowd of 7,090. New York’s Ossie Schectman scored the first basket in NBA history. https://t.co/AVUmKY2qFm

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) November 1, 2021