<P> Major League Baseball's headquarters are located in New York City, at 245 Park Avenue in Manhattan . </P> <P> The first national basketball championship for major colleges, the National Invitation Tournament, was held in New York in 1938, and its semifinal and final rounds remain at Madison Square Garden . The NIT has spawned a major early - season tournament known as the NIT Season Tip - Off; the semifinal and final rounds of that event are also held at the Garden . </P> <P> At Madison Square Garden, New Yorkers can watch the New York Knicks play NBA basketball, while the New York Liberty play in the WNBA . The Barclays Center in Brooklyn is home to the Brooklyn Nets NBA basketball team . The Nets began playing in Brooklyn in 2012, the first major professional sports team to play in the historic borough in half a century . Before the merger of the defunct American Basketball Association with the NBA during the 1976--1977 season, the New York Nets, who shared the same home stadium (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum) on Long Island with the NHL's New York Islanders, were a two - time champion in the ABA and starred the famous Hall of Fame forward Julius Erving . During the first season of the merger (1976--77), the Nets continued to play on Long Island, although Erving's contract had by then been sold to the Philadelphia 76ers . The Nets transferred to New Jersey then next season and became known as the New Jersey Nets, and later moved to Brooklyn prior to the 2012--2013 NBA season . </P> <P> The Knicks have won two NBA titles (1969--1970 and 1972--1973). The 1970 title was particularly memorable, as there was a question before the pivotal Game 7 in Madison Square Garden as to whether star center Willis Reed of the Knicks, who had been injured in Game 5 and missed Game 6, would be able to play . But after both teams had already begun their pre-game shooting practice and warm - ups, Reed suddenly appeared at the court in uniform before an astonished crowd at Madison Square Garden, and when the game began, he started at center and hit the first two baskets for the Knicks, inspiring his team to an 113--99 victory . Reed's inspiring appearance in Game 7 is usually considered among the most dramatic sequences in NBA history and ranks third in the NBA 60 Greatest Playoff Moments . Despite the Knicks' comparative lack of championships, NBA lore has been enriched with the team's many exciting playoff battles through the years with such fierce rivals as the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, and Boston Celtics . </P>

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