871:, November 30, 2022. Accessed February 4, 2024. "Thunder then played in the National Basketball League, not to be confused with the NBA, in the 1993 season. The all-Canadian pro league with Katz as president and Nissalke as commissioner had teams from the Maritimes to the Prairies."
852:, From Naismith to Nash. Accessed February 4, 2024. "A short-lived primarily Canadian-based league that folded midway through its second season. It was comprised of the Canadian franchises of the World Basketball League, which folded after the 1991-92 season."
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which folded after the 1992 season, which had teams in various
Canadian and American cities; the new league combined several former WBL teams based in Canada and new franchises. The NBL's first game was played on May 1, 1993 when the
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306:Manitoba
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82:Sam Katz
789:Result
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565:FINALS
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111:Notes
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