National Basketball Players Association

NBPA
National Basketball Players Association
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
TypeTrade union
Headquarters1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Location
Membership (2024)
450
Executive Director
Andre Iguodala
President
CJ McCollum
Executive Committee
Main organ
Board of Player Representatives
Websitenbpa.com

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 did not get recognition by NBA team owners until ten years later. Its offices are located in the historic Park and Tilford Building in New York City.[1] It was briefly a trade association after dissolving as a union during the 2011 NBA lockout.

  1. ^ Cindy Hamilton (July 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Park and Tilford Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2011.