National Basketball Players Association

The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is the labor union that represents National Basketball Association (NBA) players. It was founded in 1954, making it the oldest trade union of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. However, the NBPA was not recognized by NBA team owners until ten years later. Its offices are in the historic Park and Tilford Building in New York City. It was briefly a trade association after dissolving as a union during the 20