Answer: NBA
NBA is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 440 times.
Referring Clues:
- Warriors' org.
 - Spring playoffs org.
 - Warriors' grp.
 - Org. for Bulls and Bullets
 - Hawks' and Bucks' org.
 - Some TNT sports coverage
 - TV's "The ___ Today"
 - Jordan has a part in it: Abbr.
 - Magic org.
 - Jazz grp.
 - Draft org.?
 - The Phila. Warriors were its first champs
 - Bird grp.
 - Kings' org.
 - Rockets grp.
 - Court grp.
 - Lakers' org.
 - Wizards and Magic org.
 - L.A. Clippers are in it
 - Garden grp., perhaps
 - Org. for the Nets and Nuggets
 - 76ers' org.
 - Hoop grp.
 - Grp. concerned with traveling
 - Subj. of this puzzle's theme
 - Magic grp.
 - Court letters?
 - Wizards' and Warriors' org.
 - Magic and Wizards org.
 - Org. whose members use the press?
 - ___ draft
 - All-___ Team
 - Hoops grp.
 - Timberwolves' org.
 - Org. with June finals
 - Jordan was once part of it: Abbr.
 - Draft org.
 - Eddie Gottlieb Trophy org.
 - Org. with a Sixth Man Award
 - Rockets can be found in this: Abbr.
 - The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is awarded to its M.V.P.
 - All-Star game org.
 - Its members may be seen traveling: Abbr.
 - Cagers' grp.
 - Rockets' and Suns' org.
 - Hoopsters' org.
 - Org. for Bulls and Bucks
 - Hoops org.
 - Org. with a 24-second shot clock
 - Hawks' and Raptors' grp.
 - John Stockton's org.
 - Home for Bulls, but not Bears: Abbr.
 - Court org.
 - Org. for Raptors and Hawks
 - Org. with the annual Eddie Gottlieb Trophy
 - Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy org.
 - Org. with guards
 - Org. with the Red Auerbach Trophy
 - Grizzlies' org.
 - Org. with many centers
 - L.A. Clippers' org.
 - Org. for Blazers, Suns and Heat
 - Where Cavs and Mavs play (abbr.)
 - Org. of Hornets and Hawks
 - Org. with the Jazz
 - Org. of Magic and Wizards
 - Jordan's org., again
 - Org. with Wizards and Magic
 - Jazz gp.?
 - Wizards' org.
 - Hoop gp.
 - Where to find Cavs and Mavs
 - Org. for Timberwolves and Grizzlies
 - Dribbler's org.
 - Org. for Wizards and Magic
 - Where to see Wizards and Magic?
 - Wizards belong to it (abbr.)
 - Org. with Suns and Heat
 - Heat's gp.
 - Cavs and Knicks org.
 - Allen Iverson's org.
 - Where to find Spurs and Pistons
 - Suns' org.
 - Hawks' org.
 - Org. of Mavs and Cavs
 - Roundball org.
 - Barrier for Bjorn Borg
 - Org. of Hawks and Hornets
 - Magic gp.
 - Jazz group (abbr.)?
 - Hoops group (abbr.)
 - Hoops gp.
 - Court gp.
 - Org. that annually gives the Sixth Man Award
 - Cavs' and Mavs' gp.
 - Org. of Timberwolves and Bobcats
 - Scottie Pippen's old org.
 - Hoop group hidden inside this puzzle's three longest answers
 - Where the Suns might beat the Heat (abbr.)
 - David Stern is its commish
 - Stern concern?
 - Cavs' and Mavs' org.
 - Jazz org.?
 - Org. with dribblers
 - Org. for shooters
 - Pacers' org.
 - Sixth Man Award org.
 - Org. whose members employ many guards
 - J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award org.
 - The T-Wolves play in it
 - Jazz players' org.
 - Hoops group
 - Org. of Hawks and Raptors
 - Org. that doesn't allow traveling
 - Gp. with Bucks and Bobcats
 - Wizards' gp.
 - Org. for Bucks and Bulls
 - Org. with Heat and Thunder
 - Yao Ming's gp.
 - Sports org. since 6/6/1946
 - Jordan was once in it: Abbr.
 - Gp. with Cavs and Mavs
 - Bird's gp.
 - Org. with Wizards and Grizzlies
 - Lakers' gp.
 - Michael Jordan's org.
 - Shaq's org.
 - Sixers' grp.
 - Cagers' org.
 - Hoops group: Abbr.
 - Cavs' org.
 - Lakers' league
 - Org. for Shaq
 - Hornets' org.
 - Grp. with guards
 - Hoop group
 - Clippers' org.
 - Org. with a lot of centers?
 - Grizzlies are part of it
 - Where men hoop it up
 - Jazz gp.
 - Jazz org.
 - Wizards perform here
 - Hardwood org.?
 - Org. with many guards
 - Warriors org.
 - Org. with the Sixth Man Award
 - Pistons org.
 - Shooters' org.
 - LeBron's org.
 - Org. with a lottery
 - 64-Down arbiter
 - Heat setting?
 - Miami Heat affiliation
 - Org. that has many guards?
 - Grp. for Hawks and Raptors
 - Tall guys' org.
 - Hidden theme of the puzzle
 - Org. of Raptors and Hawks
 - Jordan was part of it: Abbr.
 - Org. of Cavs and Mavs
 - Jazz group, for short
 - Org. for Bulls and Suns
 - Org. that has four teams with non-plural nicknames, which begin this puzzle's four longest answers
 - Wizards' and Celtics' org.
 - Org. with courts
 - Utah Jazz's gp.
 - Drafting org.
 - Grizzlies' gp.
 - Annual draft org.
 - Jazz group: Abbr.
 - Bulls' org.
 - Kevin Durant's org.
 - Hornets' and Nuggets' org.
 - Org. with the Wizards and Warriors
 - Raptors org.
 - Raptors org.
 - Raptors assn.
 - Gp. with Bobcats
 - Miami Heat gp.
 - Where Grizzlies and Raptors play together
 - Raptor's org.
 - Nuggets' org.
 - Org. of the Thunder and the Rockets
 - Org. of Pacers and Pistons
 - Org. for some guards
 - Org. that employs guards
 - Shaq's former org.
 - ESPN feature
 - Jazz group?
 - Celtics' org.
 - Jazz grp.?
 - Heat org.
 - Pistons' org.
 - Spurs' org.
 - Hoopster's org abbr
 - 2011 lockout org.
 - Org. with thirty franchises
 - Org. of Heat and Thunder
 - Hoopsters' league: Abbr.
 - Shooters' grp.?
 - Org. whose champion is determined at the beginning of each season by a cackling David Stern
 - Pro hoopsters' org.
 - Carmelo Anthony's org.
 - Bird's org.
 - LeBron James's org.
 - Miami Heat's org.
 - Laker's league (abbr.)
 - See 26-Down
 - Bulls org.
 - Hornets' gp.
 - Org. with 30 member teams
 - Auerbach Trophy awarder
 - Cavs' and Mavs' league
 - See 53-Down: Abbr.
 - Pro hoops org.
 - Where Hawks battle Raptors (abbr.)
 - See 35-Across
 - Roundball league
 - Org. that has many guards
 - Raptors' org.
 - B-ball org.
 - Org. for out athlete Jason Collins
 - Steve Nash's org.
 - Hoopsters' grp.
 - Org. in which traveling is a violation
 - Org. led by David Stern
 - Org. of the no-look pass
 - Org. found in the answer to each asterisked clue
 - Org. of Kings and Warriors
 - Where Bullets became Wizards
 - Grp. of dribblers
 - Org. in which "everybody played with a gay teammate," per Charles Barkley
 - Pelican's home, for short
 - Org. for the Suns or the Heat
 - Org. for Hawks but not Eagles
 - Abdul-Jabbar's org.
 - Red Auerbach Trophy org.
 - League with Bulls and Timberwolves (abbr.)
 - Knicks' org.
 - Org. for LeBron James
 - Heat's org.
 - Org. of Mavericks and Trail Blazers
 - Org. for the 53-Downs
 - Washington Wizards' org.
 - Org. whose only members with nonplural names appear at the ends of 17-, 25-, 41- and 56-Across
 - Sports org. on "One Tree Hill"
 - Org. with the Larry O'Brien Trophy
 - "___ inside stuff"
 - Basketball organization (abbr.)
 - Magic's gp.
 - Thunder's org.
 - What buckets are made in, for short
 - Shaq's domain
 - Basketball gp.
 - ___ Jam (old arcade game)
 - Kings are part of it, in brief
 - Cagers' gp.
 - Houston and Dallas are in it: Abbr.
 - Org. with Kings and Wizards
 - ___ champs Golden State Warriors (abbr.)
 - What L.A. is represented in twice
 - Org. for "King James"
 - Group of shooting stars, for short?
 - Knicks' league (abbr.)
 - Org. with Wizards and Warriors
 - Org. in which big Bucks earn big bucks
 - Org. full of tall men
 - Steph Curry's org.
 - Larry O'Brien Trophy org.
 - Org. of Wizards and Warriors
 - ___ Jam (video-game series)
 - Where a Buck runs with a Hawk
 - Warriors' league, for short
 - Hoopster's league: Abbr.
 - Pistons' league: abbr.
 - S. Nash league
 - Org. for Cavs and Mavs
 - Org. with Bulls and Bucks
 - Org. where people may travel or pass
 - Pro org. with Christmas Day games
 - Dallas Mavericks org.
 - League with the top avg. player salary
 - Where the Cavs reigned last season
 - Lottery organizer
 - Org. that prohibits traveling
 - Org. with many 7-footers
 - Org. with a travel ban?
 - Org. with a June 22, 2017 draft
 - Where many highly paid guards work
 - Org. for the Pelicans
 - League much covered by ESPN
 - Org. for tall people
 - Org. with Warriors and Wizards
 - Where the center is the tallest?
 - Sports org. with the best-paid athletes, on average
 - Shooting grp.
 - The Heat's org.
 - Hoopster's org.
 - Org. created in a 1949 sports merger
 - Trail Blazers' org.
 - Hoop group, for short
 - Pro hoops gp.
 - Org. with Lakers and Clippers
 - Org. with Thunder and Heat
 - League often seen on ESPN
 - Hoopster's group
 - Magic org.?
 - Org. for bird and birdsong
 - ESPN media partner
 - Org. that discourages traveling
 - Shooter's grp.
 - Nets' org.
 - Pro hoops league: Abbr.
 - Where the Pacers play
 - Org. for the Suns and the Heat
 - Jordan joined it in 1984, for short
 - Bulls run for it
 - Chamberlain's org.
 - See 16-Across
 - League of hoops
 - Heat, Magic, et al.
 - Grp. on the rebound?
 - Org. with a June draft
 - Org. for the Sixers and Spurs
 - Org. for Heat, Hornets and Hawks
 - Org. with Nets ... and nets
 - Tall guys' sports league: Abbr.
 - Timberwolves grp.
 - Court group
 - Orlando Magic's org.
 - "___ on tnt
 - World's highest average-salary league
 - Mavs and Cavs' org.
 - Mavericks' org.
 - Org. that penalizes carrying
 - Toronto Raptors' org.
 - Utah Jazz's grp.
 - Boston Celtics' org.
 - Dream Team members' org.
 - Winter league covered by ESPN
 - Org. for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Across
 - Hornets are in it, in brief
 - Org. hidden in "Elgin Baylor"
 - Org. to which Jordan once belonged
 - Org. with the Suns and the Heat
 - Major ESPN media partner
 - Org. of Wizards and Magic
 - Org. for Lakers and Sixers
 - Antetokounmpo's league
 - Hoopsters' group
 - Org. in which Becky Hammon coaches
 - Org. of Magic and Mavericks
 - Org. for the Heat
 - Minnesota Timberwolves org.
 - Org. with a February All-Star Weekend
 - Kawhi Leonard's org.
 - It has one team in Can.
 - Org. in which Lusia Harris was the first woman officially drafted
 - Org. for Hawks and Pelicans
 - Home to Kings: Abbr.
 - Org. that penalizes traveling
 - Org. for Steph Curry
 - Joel Embiid's sports org.
 - Wizards and Grizzlies play in it: Abbr.
 - Kings' and Wizards' org.
 - With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle
 - Org. in which Jenny Boucek coaches
 - Rockets' org.
 - LeBron James' org.
 - Magic's org.
 - Org. appropriately found in Elgin Baylor's name
 - Orlando Magic org.
 - Hoops league
 - Org. that bestows the Community Assist Award
 - Dallas and Houston are in it, in brief
 - Org. with a Slam Dunk Contest
 - Org. for Pistons and Rockets
 - Bucks' gp.
 - Sports org. with Bulls and Bucks
 - Chicago Bulls' org.
 - Org. with a dribbling logo
 - Where Wizards play with Magic, in brief
 - Rockets can be found in it, in brief
 - Org. for King James and Dr. J
 - Org. whose logo features a leaning silhouette
 - Org. with a Summer League
 - L.A. and N.Y.C. are each represented in it twice
 - Pro hoops league
 - Bird watcher's org., once
 - Heat setting, in brief
 - Slam Dunk Contest org.
 - Sixth Man of the Year Award org.
 - Org. that oversees court battles
 - The Timberwolves' league
 - Bulls' league
 - Sports org. with 30 franchises
 - Sports org. for Bill Russell
 - Org. with Cavs and Mavs
 - Suns setting, for short
 - Org. for the Hawks and the Hornets
 - Org. for Jazz quintets?
 - Org. with a Sixth Man of the Year Award
 - Sports org. that discourages traveling
 - In which Bulls lock horns with Bucks, for short
 - Org. in which Wizards battle Kings
 - Org. that pits Grizzlies against Pelicans
 - Org. with Kings and Cavaliers
 - Chris Paul's league
 - Courts org.
 - Org. concerned with traveling
 - With 50-Down, annual June sports event
 - Victor Wembanyama's org.
 - Org. with Bulls and Knicks
 - Org. with Magic and Heat
 - Org. with Mavericks and Magic
 - Org. whose members work to get tips?
 - Org. associated with the John Tesh instrumental "Roundball Rock"
 - Grp. with an in-season tournament beginning in 2023
 - Knicks' and Pistons' org.
 - Org. with Lakers and Suns
 - Org. with Jazz and Thunder
 - Org. for Kings and Wizards
 - Org. in which Brittni Donaldson coaches
 - Org. that includes nets and Nets
 - ___ Hangtime (arcade classic)
 - Boston Celtics org.
 - Org. for Suns and Rockets
 - L.A. Lakers org.
 - Org. with the Knicks and Clippers
 - Chicago Bulls org.
 - Nikola Jokic's org.
 - Org. that regulates traveling?
 - Org. for James and Durant
 - Org. with Celtics and Clippers
 - Org. for the Knicks and Mavericks
 - Sun bloc?
 - Org. for LeBron James and Steph Curry
 - 50-Down org.
 - Phoenix Suns' org.
 
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