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Description: The team was founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, named after the Philadelphia Warriors, an old basketball team who played in the American Basketball League in 1925. The Warriors played in Philly from 1946 to 1962.
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Description: The Rochester Royals, an early NBA franchise, played their home games primarily at Edgerton Park Arena in Rochester, New York, from 1945 to 1955. As the Royals, the team was often successful on the court, winning the NBA championship in 1951. The team, however, found it increasingly difficult to turn a profit in the comparatively small market of Rochester and relocated to Cincinnati in 1957, becoming the Cincinnati Royals.
