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+import pandas as pd
+import requests
+import osSpecific
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
+
+load_dotenv()
+API_KEY = os.getenv("API_KEY")
+
+
+# Delete Data Dir, if exists, and then create new. Have to do this to avoid duplicates, as Players are later appended to the files
+osSpecific.deleteDataDir()
+osSpecific.addDataDir()
+
+# File variables to but data into
+if osSpecific.whichOs() == "windows":
+    teamsFile = "Data/NBAteams.csv"
+    playersDir = "Data\Players"
+else:
+    teamsFile = "Data/NBAteams.csv"
+    playersDir = "Data/Players"
+
+# Requesting data about NBA teams
+url = "https://free-nba.p.rapidapi.com/teams"
+querystring = {"page":"0"}
+headers = {
+    'x-rapidapi-host': "free-nba.p.rapidapi.com",
+    'x-rapidapi-key': API_KEY
+    }
+
+# Adding data to teams file
+response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
+teamsDf = pd.DataFrame(response.json()["data"])
+teamsDf.set_index("id")
+teamsDf = teamsDf.drop("id", axis=1)
+
+teamsDf.to_csv(teamsFile)
+
+#######################################################