- NBA
- Org. associated with The Bubble
- Org. where people may shoot an 1-Down
- Org. with lots of hops?
- Chamberlain's org.
- Ewing's org.
- Jazz gr.
- Jazz org.
- Net's league
- Raptors' org.
- Spring playoffs org.
- Jazz's org.
- Hoop gr.
- Hoops org.
- Pistons' org.
- G League's big brother
- Org. with a prominent bubble in 2020
- Curry is the toast of it
- Giannis Antetokounmpo's org.
- Org. for Curry and (earlier this century) Rice
- League whose mascots include Lucky the Leprechaun and Benny the Bull
- Org. likely to try to unite LeBron and Bronny
- ___ Jam ("Boomshakalaka!" franchise)
- Charlotte Hornets' org.
- Hoop group (abbr.)
- Hoop grp.
- Wizards' org.
- Cagers' org.
- ___ Live (popular video game series)
- Maverick grp.?
- Org. whose motto is "Where Amazing Happens"
- Org. with a ping pong ball lottery
- Pelicans' grp.
- Thunder grp.
- Traveling org.?
- See 67- and 68-Across
- Warriors league
- Bucks pack
- Giannis Antetokounmpo's league
- Grp. with a lot of rim shots?
- Kings' sphere?
- League added to this puzzle's theme answers
- Nuggets can be found here: Abbr.
- League that played their 2020 games in the Disney Bubble
- Magic league
- Silver grp.
- Silver org.?
- Sport of Kings?: Abbr.
- Travelers org.?
- A silhouette of Jerry West is its logo
- Bucks convention?
- Bird's org.
- Dwyane Wade's org.
- Roundball league letters
- Bouncers' org.
- 73 Down's org.
- Big Bird's old org.?
- Celtics' grp.
- Court org.
- Hoops grp.
- Org. including Celts
- Toronto Raptors' org.
- Raptors' letters
- Hoopster's org.
- Shaq's org.
- Org. whose logo features a silhouette of Jerry West
- Minnesota is a mem. of it
- Org. of Wizards and Warriors
- Org. that has guards
- ___ Jam (video-game series)
- Court gp.
- Magic org.
- Org. concerned with screening
- Org. issuing an annual Executive of the Year award
- Jam maker's group
- Org. of Wizards and Magic
- Where to find Spurs and Pacers
- Where King James "rules": Abbr.
- It began play in 1946 in Canada
- With 42-Across, 2008 honor for Kobe Bryant
- _____ Hangtime (classic arcade game)
- Original Voice of _____ Buzzer Passes Away (mock "The Onion" obituary)
- The Last Dance org.
- See 1-Across
- Washington Wizards' org.
- Where to find Cavs and Mavs
- Gp. for the Grizzlies
- Grizzlies' gp.
- Grizzlies' org.
- Org. for Raptors and Timberwolves
- Org. with Suns and Heat
- L.A. Clippers' org.
- Org. for Blazers, Suns and Heat
- Jordan's org., again
- Org. of Hornets and Hawks
- Org. of Magic and Wizards
- Org. with the Jazz
- Where Cavs and Mavs play (abbr.)
- Wizards and Magic org.
- Hoop gp.
- Jazz gp.?
- Org. with Wizards and Magic
- Dribbler's org.
- Org. for Timberwolves and Grizzlies
- Org. for Wizards and Magic
- Where to see Wizards and Magic?
- Wizards belong to it (abbr.)
- Allen Iverson's org.
- Cavs and Knicks org.
- Heat's gp.
- Suns' org.
- Where to find Spurs and Pistons
- 76ers' org.
- Hawks' org.
- Roundball org.
- Jazz group (abbr.)?
- Magic gp.
- Org. of Hawks and Hornets
- Org. of Mavs and Cavs
- Cavs' and Mavs' gp.
- Hoops gp.
- Hoops group (abbr.)
- Org. for Bulls and Bullets
- Org. that annually gives the Sixth Man Award
- Draft org.?
- Hoop group hidden inside this puzzle's three longest answers
- Scottie Pippen's old org.
- Where the Suns might beat the Heat (abbr.)
- Org. of Cavs and Mavs
- Org. of Raptors and Hawks
- Org. of Timberwolves and Bobcats
- Org. that has four teams with non-plural nicknames, which begin this puzzle's four longest answers
- Org. with courts
- Nuggets' org.
- Org. of Hawks and Raptors
- Org. of Pacers and Pistons
- Org. of the Thunder and the Rockets
- Org. that employs guards
- Hornets' gp.
- Org. of Heat and Thunder
- Org. with thirty franchises
- Org. in which traveling is a violation
- Org. that has many guards
- Where Hawks battle Raptors (abbr.)
- Abdul-Jabbar's org.
- Knicks' org.
- League with Bulls and Timberwolves (abbr.)
- Org. of Kings and Warriors
- Org. of Mavericks and Trail Blazers
- Red Auerbach Trophy org.
- Bucks' gp.
- Org. with many guards
- Thunder's org.
- Home of the Heat
- LeBron's league
- Dunking org.
- Org. for dunkers and blockers
- Commissioner Adam Silver's org.
- They banned Donald Sterling
- Home for Bobcats, Grizzlies and Timberwolves
- Mavs' and Cavs' org.
- Jazz club?
- The pros, for dunkers
- League in which Curry is often favored
- Athletic org.
- Pro cagers' org.
- Sports org.
- Bulls' org.
- Jordan's gp.
- Jordan's org.
- Lakers' org.
- Where to find Magic and Wizards: Abbr.
- Gp. with Jazz and Magic
- It had a team in Ft. Wayne, Indiana until 1957
- Michael Jordan's org.
- Gp. with Cavs and Mavs
- Lakers' gp.
- Org. with Wizards and Grizzlies
- Bird's gp.
- Jordan was once in it: Abbr.
- Sports org. since 6/6/1946
- Wizards' gp.
- Yao Ming's gp.
- Cavs' and Mavs' org.
- Gp. with Bucks and Bobcats
- Org. for Bucks and Bulls
- Org. with Heat and Thunder
- Org. with dribblers
- Jordan was part of it: Abbr.
- Annual draft org.
- Miami Heat gp.
- Org. with June finals
- Utah Jazz's gp.
- 2011 lockout org.
- Carmelo Anthony's org.
- Shaq's former org.
- Org. led by David Stern
- Org. for Hawks but not Eagles
- Spurs' org.
- Org. with Kings and Wizards
- Larry O'Brien Trophy org.
- Steph Curry's org.
- Kevin Durant's org.
- Org. created in a 1949 sports merger
- Org. with Thunder and Heat
- Org. with Warriors and Wizards
- Pro hoops gp.
- Boston Celtics' org.
- Cavs' org.
- Org. with Nets ... and nets
- Home to Kings: Abbr.
- It has one team in Can.
- Kawhi Leonard's org.
- Minnesota Timberwolves org.
- Org. for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Across
- Org. with a February All-Star Weekend
- Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy org.
- Magic's org.
- Rockets' org.
- Chicago Bulls' org.
- Sixth Man of the Year Award org.
- Slam Dunk Contest org.
- Hoopster's group
- League much covered by ESPN
- League often seen on ESPN
- Where many highly paid guards work
- Org. with Cavs and Mavs
- Sports org. with 30 franchises
- Bill Bradley's one-time org
- Cagers' grp.
- Hoopsters' grp.
- Shaq org.
- Celtics' org.
- Hoop group
- Warriors' org.
- Mavericks' org.
- Product of a 1949 merger
- Bucks' home
- Clippers' org.
- Org. for tall men
- Sixers' grp.
- Lakers' league
- Org. for Shaq
- Hornets' org.
- Grp. with guards
- Hoops group
- Grp. for Hawks and Raptors
- Hidden theme of the puzzle
- Org. for Bulls and Suns
- Tall guys' org.
- Hoopsters' league: Abbr.
- Pro hoopsters' org.
- The First Tip-Off subject
- Auerbach Trophy awarder
- Cavs' and Mavs' league
- Roundball league
- Warriors shoot for it
- Org. with Wizards and Warriors
- Thunder and Jazz are part of it
- Jazz players' org.
- League with the top avg. player salary
- Pro hoops org.
- Where the Cavs reigned last season
- Bulls run for it
- ESPN media partner
- Pro hoops league: Abbr.
- Where the Pacers play
- Court group
- Tall guys' sports league: Abbr.
- Winter league covered by ESPN
- World's highest average-salary league
- Major ESPN media partner
- What centers shoot for
- N.Y. Knicks' group
- The Cavs and the Mavs play in it
- Grizzlies' group: Abbr.
- Heat org.
- L.A. Lakers' org.
- Magic group, for short
- Gp. with Grizzlies and Timberwolves
- Jazz quintet org.
- Org. that once included Jordan
- David Stern is its commish
- Org. for shooters
- Pacers' org.
- Stern concern?
- Org. whose members employ many guards
- Sixth Man Award org.
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award org.
- The T-Wolves play in it
- Kings' org.
- Org. that doesn't allow traveling
- It has four franchises in Calif.
- The Sixers play in it
- Award won by novelist Cheever: Abbr.
- Tall athletes' association: Abbr.
- Pro basketball group.
- Athletic group: Abbr.
- Basketball group.
- Pro sports group.
- Sports group
- Basketball league: Abbr.
- N. Y. Knicks' league.
- Knicks' league: Abbr.
- Basketball org.
- Knicks' league
- Basketball assn.
- Pro sports league
- Nets, Suns, etc.
- Trail Blazers' league
- Assn. for "Dr. J"
- Org. for Nets between nets
- Org. in which Larry Bird plays
- Org. in which a Byrd flies
- Org. in which the Celtics reign
- Dr. J's org.
- Abdul-Jabbar's gp.
- Bullets, Rockets et al.
- Org. in which a Bird flies
- Knicks, Nets et al.
- Dr. J's league
- In which Dr. J operates
- Org. for Bird and Birdsong
- Bulls and Bullets org.
- Cagers' gp.
- League in which Dr. J played
- Org. for a Knick
- Org. for Ewing
- Hoop group, for short
- Where Shaw attacks: Abbr.
- It has Bulls but no Bears
- Jazz grp.
- Scottie Pippen's org.
- Org. in which Jordan is a member
- Hawks' and Bucks' org.
- Some TNT sports coverage
- Warriors' grp.
- Jordan has a part in it: Abbr.
- TV's "The ___ Today"
- Bird grp.
- Court grp.
- Rockets grp.
- The Phila. Warriors were its first champs
- L.A. Clippers are in it
- Garden grp., perhaps
- Org. for the Nets and Nuggets
- Court letters?
- Grp. concerned with traveling
- Magic grp.
- Subj. of this puzzle's theme
- Wizards' and Warriors' org.
- All-___ Team
- Magic and Wizards org.
- Org. whose members use the press?
- ___ draft
- Timberwolves' org.
- All-Star game org.
- Eddie Gottlieb Trophy org.
- Its members may be seen traveling: Abbr.
- Jordan was once part of it: Abbr.
- Org. with a Sixth Man Award
- Rockets can be found in this: Abbr.
- The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is awarded to its M.V.P.
- Org. for Bulls and Bucks
- Org. with a 24-second shot clock
- Rockets' and Suns' org.
- Hawks' and Raptors' grp.
- Home for Bulls, but not Bears: Abbr.
- Org. for Raptors and Hawks
- Org. with the annual Eddie Gottlieb Trophy
- Org. with guards
- Org. with many centers
- Org. with the Red Auerbach Trophy
- Hornets' and Nuggets' org.
- Jazz group, for short
- Wizards' and Celtics' org.
- Drafting org.
- Org. for some guards
- Org. with a draft
- Org. with the Wizards and Warriors
- LeBron James's org.
- See 26-Down
- Shooters' grp.?
- Org. found in the answer to each asterisked clue
- See 35-Across
- See 53-Down: Abbr.
- Org. for LeBron James
- Org. for the Suns or the Heat
- Org. whose only members with nonplural names appear at the ends of 17-, 25-, 41- and 56-Across
- Org. with the Larry O'Brien Trophy
- Pelican's home, for short
- Group of shooting stars, for short?
- Houston and Dallas are in it: Abbr.
- Kings are part of it, in brief
- Org. for "King James"
- Org. in which big Bucks earn big bucks
- What L.A. is represented in twice
- What buckets are made in, for short
- ___ Jam (old arcade game)
- Pro org. with Christmas Day games
- Warriors' league, for short
- Org. for the Pelicans
- Org. that prohibits traveling
- Org. with a travel ban?
- Shooting grp.
- Trail Blazers' org.
- Jordan joined it in 1984, for short
- Org. for the Sixers and Spurs
- Org. for the Suns and the Heat
- Org. that discourages traveling
- Org. with a June draft
- See 16-Across
- Dream Team members' org.
- Org. that penalizes carrying
- Hornets are in it, in brief
- Org. to which Jordan once belonged
- Org. with the Suns and the Heat
- Dallas and Houston are in it, in brief
- Org. appropriately found in Elgin Baylor's name
- Org. for Pistons and Rockets
- Org. that bestows the Community Assist Award
- With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle
- Bird watcher's org., once
- Heat setting, in brief
- L.A. and N.Y.C. are each represented in it twice
- Org. for King James and Dr. J
- Org. for the Hawks, but not the Falcons
- Org. that oversees court battles
- Org. whose logo features a leaning silhouette
- Org. with a Summer League
- Rockets can be found in it, in brief
- Where Wizards play with Magic, in brief
- In which Bulls lock horns with Bucks, for short
- Org. for the Hawks and the Hornets
- Org. in which Wizards battle Kings
- Org. with a Sixth Man of the Year Award
- Sports org. for Bill Russell
- Org. associated with the John Tesh instrumental "Roundball Rock"
- Org. concerned with traveling
- Org. whose members work to get tips?
- With 50-Down, annual June sports event
- David Stern's purview
- Shaq's pack
- Miami Heat's org.
- Heat's org.
- Org. for the 53-Downs
- Magic's gp.
- Org. with passing Bucks
- Stern org.?
- Org. for Warriors and Wizards
- Stern group, for short
- Rodman's org.
- 30-Across's org.
- Grp. that penalizes travelling
- Org. embroiled in scandal after a general manager tweeted support for the 16-Across protests (October, 2019)
- League that ended its 2020 season in a "bubble"
- Org. with Mavs and Cavs
- League whose mascots include Benny the Bull and Pierre the Pelican
- Org. whose clubs are full of bouncers
- Org. whose members can't travel
- ___ Jam (classic game)
- Kings' gp.
- Org. where people may travel or pass
- Where Kings run with Hawks
- Cavs and Mavs play here
- Eight answers in this puzzle are athletes in this org.
- Org. for Kings
- 2003 MVP Duncan's turf
- Iverson's org.
- Lottery organizer
- Where men hoop it up
- Wizards perform here
- Org. for dunkers
- Where to find Magic and Wizards
- Shaq's domain
- Where Kings and Wizards play
- Where a Buck runs with a Hawk
- Wizards locale
- Hoops league
- Org. in which Jenny Boucek coaches
- Orlando Magic org.
- The Lakers play in it
- Hardwood org.?
- Grizzlies are part of it
- Org. with a lot of centers?
- Gp. with Bobcats
- Where Grizzlies and Raptors play together
- Org. for tall people
- The Heat's org.
- Where the center is the tallest?
- Grp. on the rebound?
- Orlando Magic's org.
- Utah Jazz's grp.
- Org. for Hawks and Pelicans
- Org. for Lakers and Sixers
- Org. for the Heat
- Org. hidden in "Elgin Baylor"
- Org. of Magic and Mavericks
- Joel Embiid's sports org.
- Kings' and Wizards' org.
- LeBron James' org.
- Org. for Steph Curry
- Wizards and Grizzlies play in it: Abbr.
- Grp. for the Raptors and Hornets
- Los Angeles Kings : NHL :: Sacramento Kings : ___
- Luka Doncic's league
- 57-Across's league
- Org. for the Hawks and Raptors
- Phoenix Suns' org.
- ___ on 51-Across (hoops analysis program)
- 37-Across's org.
- League for the 23-Across: Abbr.
- Magic's org., in two senses
- Muggsy Bogues' former sports org.
- Suns' setting: abbr.
- Org. with Heat and Magic
- ____ Hall of Fame
- Jordan's playground briefly
- Lakers' league for short
- Org. with Bulls and Raptors
- The Jazz' org.
- Fleet Center letters
- League of Kings
- Heat setting?
- Miami Heat affiliation
- Org. with a lottery
- 64-Across arbiter
- LeBron's org.
- Shooters' org.
- Org. with the Sixth Man Award
- Where Bullets became Wizards
- Org. for Cavs and Mavs
- Org. full of tall men
- Org. with Bulls and Bucks
- Org. with many 7-footers
- Sports org. with the best-paid athletes, on average
- Org. with buzzer-beaters
- Org. with a Slam Dunk Contest
- Shaq's longtime org.
- Antetokounmpo's league
- League in which Lusia Harris was drafted in 1977
- Org. in which Becky Hammon coaches
- Org. in which Lusia Harris was the first woman officially drafted
- Org. that penalizes traveling
- Org. with Rockets and Raptors
- Org. with dunks
- League that Ja Morant plays in
- Org. with a dribbling logo
- Pro hoops league
- Sports org. with Bulls and Bucks
- The Timberwolves' league
- Bulls' league
- Chris Paul's league
- Org. with Suns and Spurs
- Golden State Warriors' org.
- Org. with Bulls and Knicks
- Org. with Magic and Heat
- Org. with Mavericks and Magic
- Victor Wembanyama's org.
- Heat, Jazz, etc.
- Hoops org. hiding in this puzzle's theme answers
- Gp. that hands out fines for "flopping"
- Its 2023 Finals featured the Heat and Nuggets
- Joel Embiid's org.
- Org. in "Space Jam"
- Org. for 19-Across
- Magic guild?: Abbr.
- Org. with 30 member teams
- Org. for the Pelicans and the Pistons
- The Thunder's league: Abbr.
- 13-Down's org.
- 30-team org.
- Curry is popular here: Abbr.
- Org. for 7-Down
- Grizzlies' grp.
- Hawks and Pelicans' org.
- Org. for Grizzlies and Timberwolves
- Org. for Mavericks and Magic
- Org. for the Pacers and Pistons
- Org. for the Pistons, Pacers and Pelicans
- Adam Silver's org.
- Org. with Grizzlies and Timberwolves
- Jazz group?
- League for the Warriors and Wizards
- Org. that deals with backcourt fundamentals
- Cavs and Mavs play in it
- Curry's in it
- Org. for Pelicans and Hawks
- Rockets shoot in it: Abbr.
