If you were to Google "NBA founder" on Tuesday morning, you'd be seriously misinformed. A Google glitch appears to show outspoken NBA father LaVar Ball as the founder of the National Basketball ...

For the time being, if users google to find out who the NBA's founder is, it turns up none other than Mr. Ball. Ball, who was everywhere in 2017 due to his boisterous attitude, apparently isn't ...

On another page, the NBA says it was founded on June 6, 1946 in New York City. Individual founders aren’t named. The first president Maurice Podoloff is.

I searched “Who founded the NBA” shortly after Google’s statement, and here is what I found: Of course, LaVar Ball, did not found the NBA. (Neither did the city of New York.) ...

Update | Sometimes it feels like LaVar Ball creates NBA storylines by sheer force of will.But on Tuesday, according to Google—which clearly had a mix-up of some sort going—he apparently also ...

The league says it was founded in 1946 when the Basketball Association of America (BAA) began operation. Certainly, the BAA is a part of the NBA’s history, but so is the National Basketball ...

— -- For a short time Tuesday morning, Google searches for the term "NBA founder" returned LaVar Ball as the answer. "Clearly we dropped the ball," a Google spokesperson told ESPN. "We're ...

Hollander spoke with NBA.com about the creation of World Basketball Day and basketball’s impact around the globe. Editor’s note: The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.