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The Drew League was founded in 1973 by Alvin Wills, who worked at Charles R. Drew Middle School [1] and initially counted 6 teams. [2] The league rose in popularity over the 1980s, with an expanding number of teams [3] (10 in 1985, [3] 14 in 1988) [4] and several high-profile high school, [5] college, [3] and professional players participating in the games.
The Nike Basketball 3ON3 Tournament is an annual outdoor 3-on-3 or 4-on-4 basketball tournament held at Los Angeles, California, and in the event venue L.A. Live. [1] [2] [3]It is the largest outdoor 3-on-3 tournament in California, with over 1,500 teams, 5,000 players, and 25,000 spectators attending the event every year, and was first started in 2008.
In July 2013 ESPN announced the X Games would relocate from Los Angeles to Austin, where the city served as one of six stops on the Global X Games circuit from 2014 to 2018 at the Circuit of the Americas. [24] Austin is also considered the birthplace of all-women's flat track roller derby. [25]
World Basketball League (WBL), 1988–1992; was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season. Global Basketball Association (GBA), 1991-92 - December 1992; league folded midway through 1992–93 season.
Basketball is a relatively new development; the NBA evolved when the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America merged, taking on its current form in 1949. The fifth biggest professional sports league is Major League Soccer (MLS), which will have 30 teams when the 2025 season begins. While soccer is very popular ...
Basketball and ice hockey each have one affiliated minor league, the NBA G League and American Hockey League, respectively. The USL Championship (USLC) is a Division II league below Major League Soccer as designated by the United States Soccer Federation that governs the various soccer leagues, although some MLS teams are affiliated with clubs ...
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Los Angeles had teams from all four major sports play within its city limits from 2016, when the NFL's Rams moved to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, until 2020, when they moved into a new stadium in Inglewood. Los Angeles now has three major sports teams playing within city limits: the Lakers, Dodgers, and Kings.