<P> The New York Knickerbockers , commonly referred to as the Knicks , are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan . The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference . The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden , located in the borough of Manhattan . They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City ; the other is the Brooklyn Nets . The team , established by Ned Irish in 1946 , was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) , which became the NBA after merging with the rival National Basketball League ( NBL ) in 1949 . Along with the Boston Celtics , the Knicks are one of only two original NBA teams still located in its original city . </P>
<P> The New York Knickerbockers , commonly referred to as the Knicks , are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan . The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference . The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden , located in the borough of Manhattan . They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City ; the other is the Brooklyn Nets . The team , established by Ned Irish in 1946 , was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) , which became the NBA after merging with the rival National Basketball League ( NBL ) in 1949 . Along with the Boston Celtics , the Knicks are one of only two original NBA teams still located in its original city . </P>
when did the new york knicks became a team
when did the new york knicks became a team
1946
1946