By Titan Frey View the original article to see embedded media. The NBA was founded on November 1, 1946, and it was known as the Basketball Association of America or the BAA. Like the other major sports leagues in America at that time, the BAA unfortunately only allowed white men to play in the league. Only a year later in 1947, the BAA made history by allowing a Japanese player by the name of Wataru Misaka, to play for the New York Knicks. His career would be cut short after only three games from racial tension from fans and other owners around the league. On August 3, 1949, the BAA merged wit…