<P> In 1989, FIBA allowed professional NBA players to participate in the Olympics for the first time . Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics, only European and South American teams were allowed to field professionals in the Olympics . The United States' dominance continued with the introduction of the original Dream Team . In the 2004 Athens Olympics, the United States suffered its first Olympic loss while using professional players, falling to Puerto Rico (in a 19 - point loss) and Lithuania in group games, and being eliminated in the semifinals by Argentina . It eventually won the bronze medal defeating Lithuania, finishing behind Argentina and Italy . The Redeem Team, won gold at the 2008 Olympics, and the B - Team, won gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey despite featuring no players from the 2008 squad . The United States continued its dominance as they won gold at the 2012 Olympics, 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics . </P> <P> Worldwide, basketball tournaments are held for boys and girls of all age levels . The global popularity of the sport is reflected in the nationalities represented in the NBA . Players from all six inhabited continents currently play in the NBA . Top international players began coming into the NBA in the mid-1990s, including Croatians Dražen Petrović and Toni Kukoč, Serbian Vlade Divac, Lithuanians Arvydas Sabonis and Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Dutchman Rik Smits and German Detlef Schrempf . </P> <P> In the Philippines, the Philippine Basketball Association's first game was played on April 9, 1975 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City . Philippines . It was founded as a "rebellion" of several teams from the now - defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association, which was tightly controlled by the Basketball Association of the Philippines (now defunct), the then - FIBA recognized national association . Nine teams from the MICAA participated in the league's first season that opened on April 9, 1975 . The NBL is Australia's pre-eminent men's professional basketball league . The league commenced in 1979, playing a winter season (April--September) and did so until the completion of the 20th season in 1998 . The 1998--99 season, which commenced only months later, was the first season after the shift to the current summer season format (October--April). This shift was an attempt to avoid competing directly against Australia's various football codes . It features 8 teams from around Australia and one in New Zealand . A few players including Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Chris Anstey and Andrew Bogut made it big internationally, becoming poster figures for the sport in Australia . The Women's National Basketball League began in 1981 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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