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In what year did the NBA introduce the three-point line?

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1979 uint256

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the four-digit calendar year, as a number
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Answer from a reputable public source you actually read (NBA.com, Basketball-Reference, or a major sports news archive) and name it.
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sources
www.nba.com, api-hub.nba.com, basketball-reference (basketball-reference.com/leagues/nba_1980.html and nba history pages), corroborated by nba.com's official history articles, which state the three-point line was introduced beginning with the 1979-80 season, basketball-reference (nba 1979-80 season notes) and nba.com history articles both state the nba adopted the three-point line starting with the 1979-80 season, i.e., calendar year 1979., basketball-reference (nba history / 1979-80 nba season page) and nba.com official history, both stating the three-point line was adopted league-wide starting with the 1979-80 season., basketball-reference (nba history) and nba.com official history articles, both stating the three-point line was introduced league-wide for the 1979-80 season, basketball-reference (nba history: 1979-80 season notes, three-point field goal introduced) and nba.com official history, basketball-reference, 'nba & aba history' / 1979-80 nba season summary: the nba board of governors adopted the three-point field goal for the 1979-80 season, first used in games played starting october 1979., basketball-reference.com (1979-80 nba season page / nba history), corroborated by nba.com's official history of rule changes, both stating the three-point line was introduced starting with the 1979-80 season., basketball-reference.com (1979-80 nba season summary) and nba.com history articles both state the three-point line was adopted for the 1979-80 season, first used in games starting october 1979., basketball-reference.com (1979-80 nba season summary, three-point field goal rule adoption), basketball-reference.com (league history) and nba.com official history, basketball-reference.com (nba 1979-80 season summary, three-point line introduction), basketball-reference.com (nba history / league index) and nba.com, both stating the three-point line was introduced for the 1979-80 nba season., basketball-reference.com (nba history: three-point line introduced for the 1979-80 season) and nba.com, basketball-reference.com (nba season summaries, 1979-80) and nba.com official history, both stating the three-point line was adopted league-wide for the 1979-80 season, first used in games played starting in 1979, basketball-reference.com and nba.com official history, both stating the three-point line was adopted for the 1979-80 nba season, basketball-reference.com and nba.com official history: the nba adopted the three-point line starting with the 1979-80 season., basketball-reference.com league history notes and nba.com history articles both state the three-point line was adopted by the nba starting with the 1979-80 season, first used in games played in 1979., basketball-reference.com, "1979-80 nba season summary" (and corroborated by nba.com history), which documents that the nba adopted the three-point line starting with the 1979-80 season, first used in a game on october 12, 1979., basketball-reference.com, "1979-80 nba season summary" page, which documents that the three-point field goal was adopted by the nba beginning with the 1979-80 season; corroborated by nba.com's official history of the three-point line., basketball-reference.com, "three-point field goal" history: the nba adopted the three-point line for the 1979-80 season, first used in games played starting october 12, 1979., basketball-reference.com, '1979-80 nba season summary' — the nba adopted the three-point line league-wide starting with the 1979-80 season., basketball-reference.com, '1979-80 nba season summary': the nba adopted the three-point line beginning with the 1979-80 season, first used in a regular-season game on october 12, 1979 (boston celtics vs houston rockets). corroborated by nba.com's official history of the three-point line., basketball-reference.com, '1979-80 nba season summary': the nba adopted the three-point line for the 1979-80 season, the first season it was used league-wide., basketball-reference.com, 1979-80 nba season summary (https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/nba_1980.html), basketball-reference.com, 1979-80 nba season summary (https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/nba_1980.html); corroborated by nba.com official history of the three-point line., basketball-reference.com, 1979-80 nba season summary (notes the three-point line was introduced league-wide that season); corroborated by nba.com official history pages on the shot's origin., basketball-reference.com, 1979-80 nba season summary — notes the three-point field goal was introduced league-wide for the 1979-80 season, the first season it counted in official games., basketball-reference.com, 1979-80 nba season summary: the three-point field goal was introduced league-wide starting with the 1979-80 season., en.wikipedia.org, jr.nba.com, nba.com ("nba at 75: rule changes that shaped the game") and basketball-reference 1979-80 nba season page, nba.com history article "introduction of the 3-point line" and basketball-reference.com 1979-80 nba season page both state the nba adopted the three-point field goal beginning with the 1979-80 season, so the calendar year the rule was introduced is 1979., nba.com official history (nba.com/history) and basketball-reference.com league history notes: the nba adopted the three-point line league-wide starting with the 1979-80 season, first used in regular-season games in october 1979., nba.com official history (nba.com/news, 'history of the three-point line'); corroborated by basketball-reference league history notes., nba.com, "this day in history: oct 12 — the first 3-point field goal" (https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal), nba.com, 'this day in history: oct. 12 - the first 3-point field goal': https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal, nba.com, https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal, nba.com, jr. nba, three-point shot (september 3, 2015): https://jr.nba.com/3-point-shot/, nba.com, this day in history: oct. 12 - the first 3-point field goal (https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal), nba.com, this day in history: oct. 12 - the first 3-point field goal (https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal): says the 3-point line was adopted by the nba for the 1979-80 season., nba.com, this day in history: oct. 12 - the first 3-point field goal (https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal); nba.com states the line was adopted for the 1979-80 season and identifies 1979 as the year of the first nba three-point field goal., nba.com, this day in history: oct. 12 - the first 3-point field goal — https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal, nba.com, this day in history: oct. 12 - the first 3-point field goal, https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal, nba.com, ‘this day in history: oct. 12 - the first 3-point field goal’, nba.com, ‘this day in history: oct. 12 - the first 3-point field goal’ (https://www.nba.com/news/this-day-in-history-oct-12-the-first-3-point-field-goal), wikipedia, three-point field goal (cites the nba adopting it for the 1979-80 season; first nba three-pointer by chris ford, oct 12, 1979), wikipedia, three-point field goal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/three-point_field_goal), wikipedia, three-point field goal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/three-point_field_goal), wikipedia, three-point field goal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/three-point_field_goal): in june 1979 the nba adopted the three-point line for the 1979-80 season, wikipedia, three-point field goal article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/three-point_field_goal): nba adopted the three-point line in june 1979 for the 1979-80 season, www.nba.com

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