By denying its ABA legacy, the author writes, the NBA has fallen behind major-league brethren in recognizing its own sport’s history.
Years before, MLB had absorbed a small number of teams from defunct baseball associations only later to recognize the records from those leagues in their entirety. Now, with the NFL’s recent decision ...
A spokesperson explained that the NBA did not accept ABA records because: “In past instances where part of a league was absorbed into an existing league, such as the All-America [Football] Conference ...
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"We beat them like a drum" - George Gervin points out to ABA's influence and how it shaped the modern NBA
The general narrative is that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird saved the NBA's popularity in the 1980s and that Michael Jordan then took it to meteoric heights in the 1990s. However, basketball was being ...
The modern NBA – both as a competitive sports league and as an entertainment company – owes a lot of its existence to the one ...
Famed culture writer and producer Nelson George provides historical context about the ABA to ClutchPoints about new ...
A new documentary, "Soul Power," highlights the Indiana Pacers' dynasty in the American Basketball Association. The ABA, which existed from 1967 to 1976, introduced the 3-point shot and slam dunk ...
The four-part docuseries, directed by Kenan Kamwana Holley, is now streaming on Prime Video. INDIANAPOLIS — It's been 50 ...
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