The 1962β63 NBA season was the 17th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 5th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
The Warriors move from Philadelphia to San Francisco, California. They play their first seasons in the Cow Palace in Daly City.
The Chicago Packers are renamed the Chicago Zephyrs.
The 1963 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, with the East beating the West 115β108. Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics won the game's MVP award.
SNI begins televising NBA games, which they would do until the end of the 1963β64 season, when long time NBA broadcast partner ABC would begin televising games.
The NBA starts naming an NBA All-Rookie Team as part of its regular season awards.
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