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    NBA Unveils 75th Anniversary Logo to Be Used for 2021-22 Season

    Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIJuly 7, 2021

    The NBA logo at center court is shown during the second half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
    AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

    The NBA will be celebrating its 75th anniversary next season, and a new league logo has been created to commemorate the occasion.

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    Here’s the NBA’s 75th Anniversary logo for the 2021-22 season 👀 <a href="https://t.co/YrN7fVwRAx">pic.twitter.com/YrN7fVwRAx</a>

    Per the league, this logo will appear "on courts and official NBA merchandise, inside arenas and in original broadcast, digital and social media content" throughout next season.

    The NBA maintained the Jerry West-inspired silhouette in its new logo while recognizing its "diamond" anniversary with the background shape.

    The first-ever NBA game occurred on Nov. 1, 1946, when the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies 68-66. The league was known as the Basketball Association of America then, and the Philadelphia (now Golden State) Warriors won the first-ever championship.