Violet Palmer was the first women to officiate an NBA game. On October 31, 1997 she was an official in the game between the Dallas Mavericks and Vancouver Grizzlies.
Women don't play in the NBA, they play in the WNBA. As for your question, the first black woman to be drafted into the WNBA was Dena Head, who was also the first woman ever to be drafted into the WNBA.
The NBA changed the first round to best of 7 in 2003.
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The first NBA champions were the Philadelphia Warriors. They won the first NBA championship (back when it was still the BAA) in the 1946-47 season, defeating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the finals.
No women play in the NBA.
The NBA schedules the games by a computer.
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In 1980, Ann Meyers made NBA history when she signed a $50,000 no-cut contract with NBA's Indiana Pacers. She participated in three-day tryouts for the team, the first by any woman for the NBA, but eventually was not chosen for the final squad.
That was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1988-89 season. Kareem ended his career with 1,560 games played and is second on the all time NBA list behind Robert Parish who played in 1,611 games.
The very first NBA Championship was played in 1950. The Minneapolis Lakers beat the Syracuse Nationals. They won four out of six games.
No. The NBA championship is the Finals series of 7 games, the champion winning 4 games. The first 2 games are played as home games for the team with the best overall record, the next three are away.