- published: 17 Jun 2015
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in the world. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. It is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. The NBA is one of the 4 major North American professional sports leagues. NBA players are the world's best paid sportsmen, by average annual salary per player.
The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL). The league's several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York City. NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Days like this I want to drive away
Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade
You chewed me up, you spit me out
Like I was poison in your mouth
You took my light, you drained me down
That was then and this is now
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
I just wanna throw my phone away
Find out who is really there for me
You ripped me off, your love was cheap
Always tearing at the seams
I fell deep, you let me drown
That was then and this is now, now look at me
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Now look at me I'm sparkling
A firework, a dancing flame
You won't ever pull me out again I'm glowing, no
You can keep the diamond ring
It don't mean nothing anyway
In fact you can keep everything, yeah, yeah, except for me
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna