The Knicks are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association that is still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics. The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged in 1949 to form the NBA.
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In 1556 Charles abdicated his various positions, giving his personal empire to his son, Philip II of Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire to his ...