The NBA Store is a chain of officially licensed retailers which sell merchandise for the National Basketball Association (NBA). The most prominent of these stores is located in the United States on Fifth Avenue and 45th Street, Manhattan, New York City. There are seven other locations outside the United States: one in Sydney, Australia and Melbourne, Australia, Milan, Italy, two in Beijing, China, one in Taipei, Taiwan, London, England and three in South Africa and the Metro Manila.
The NBA store at 545 Fifth Avenue
Inside the original New York store, opened in 1998
Former NBA players at the New York store in 2005
International players like Chinese Yao Ming (in white) have increased interest abroad and opened opportunities in China.
660 Fifth Avenue is a 41-story office building on the west side of Fifth Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The office tower was designed by Carson & Lundin and built for its developer Tishman Realty and Construction from 1955 to 1957.
660 Fifth Avenue
William Kissam Vanderbilt II house, one of the previous buildings on the site
Detail of upper stories, with the original facade above and a stripped-down superstructure below
Shopping arcade just below 660 Fifth Avenue, leading to the Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station
