The ABA-NBA merger resulted in “the greatest deal known to man.” A million-dollar investment in 1974 finished with an estimated $800 million profit in 2014. But not everyone got their fair share.... Read more »
From a USA Today article dated Feb 9, 2021 During Black History Month, with the series 28 Black Stories in 28 days, USA TODAY Sports examines the issues, challenges and opportunities Black... Read more »
From the NY Post article: The first time Scott Tarter talked to George Carter, it did not go well. “He was very angry,” Tarter remembers. “Very bitter.” Carter had a terrific pro... Read more »
By Roy Bragg at the San Antonio Express News: Imagine yourself behind the wheel, trying to get out of a parking lot, only to find a long line of cars crawling down... Read more »
Once again, pre-1965 (100% white) players get these benefits while the ABA players die and rot. From ESPN.com: According to an NBA news release, the pre-1965 players will now receive $3,600 a... Read more »
There is one big error with this article and that is the former ABA players are not included. The founders of the NBA’s modern game are dying penniless while pre-1965 players, even... Read more »
From the IndyStar by Dana Hunsinger Benbow: Less than a month ago, Long woke up with a knee hurting so badly he couldn’t make it to his job as a substitute teacher.... Read more »
The Indy Star and Dana Hunsinger Benbow : Former ABA Indiana Pacer Charlie Jordan, battling numerous health issues, had one request. He wanted to go to church. Charlie Jordan woke up Friday... Read more »
By Franz Lidz SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | SUBSCRIBE OCTOBER 2017 The basketball is scuffed and scruffy, its provenance unknown, its rotating tricolors, when in motion, creating a mesmerizing pinwheel effect. This sacred relic—an... Read more »
From the IndyStar: Bob Costas can’t wait. On April 7, the greats of the irreverent and innovative league that was ABA basketball will gather in Indianapolis for what is likely the defunct... Read more »