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NBA sports teams based here.
Toronto is in the NBA but not in any state, so 29 of the 30 clubs appear. Placed by the county its venue is in, not the one in its name, so a club often counts in a neighbouring county to the city it is named for. A zero means no club in the leagues listed here, not no sport: college divisions below the top tier, other leagues and independent baseball are not counted.
California has the highest published nba in this comparison, at 4. The next states shown are Texas (3) and Florida (2).
The table orders 51 states by nba sports teams based here. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Toronto is in the NBA but not in any state, so 29 of the 30 clubs appear. Placed by the county its venue is in, not the one in its name, so a club often counts in a neighbouring county to the city it is named for. A zero means no club in the leagues listed here, not no sport: college divisions below the top tier, other leagues and independent baseball are not counted.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/nba" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="NBA sports teams based here by state"></iframe>Source: League feed; venue city hand-checked. · How this is built