11.NBAPalaceforBasketballPlayersTheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)isthemajorprofessionalbasketballleague1intheworld,withteamsfromtheUnitedStatesandCanada.WiththeadditionoftheToronto2RaptorsandtheVancouver3Grizzliespriortothe1995~1996season,theNBAexpandedto29teamscompetingintwoconferences4,theEasternandWestern,infourseparatedivisions.EachteamconductsatrainingcampinOctobertodetermineits12-playerroster5.Trainingcampallowseachteamtoevaluateplayers,especiallyrookies6(first-yearplayers),toassess7theteamsstrengthsandweaknesses,andtoprepareplayersfortheupcomingseasonthroughaseriesofon-courtdrills8andpracticeofoffensive9anddefensivestrategy.Afteraseriesofexhibitiongames,theNBAbeginsits82?gameregularseasoninthefirstweekofNovember.InthesecondweekofFebruary,theNBAinterruptsitsseasontocelebratetheannualNBAAll-Stargame,featuringthegames