The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.

Nov 24, 2024 · During the ABA’s launch in 1967, there were 11 teams: the New Jersey Americans, the Anaheim Amigos, the New Orleans Buccaneers, the Dallas Chaparrals, the Kentucky Colonels, the Houston Mavericks, the Minnesota Muskies, the Oakland Oaks, the Indiana Pacers, the Pittsburh Pipers, and the Denver Rockets.

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As part of the merger agreement, the NBA agreed to accept four of the remaining six ABA teams: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets, and San Antonio Spurs. The remaining two ABA teams, the Kentucky Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis, folded, with their players entering a dispersal draft.

The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA), but changed their name to Rockets before the first season. The Rockets then change...

Nov 16, 2009 · On October 13, 1967, the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks, 134-129, in the inaugural game of the American Basketball Association. In its first season, the ABA included 11 teams: the ...

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Ultimately, four ABA teams were absorbed into the older league: the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs. Two other clubs, the Kentucky Colonels, and the Spirits of St. Louis, were disbanded upon the merger.

Sep 20, 2017 · If you can identify any of the pro basketball players and coaches pictured above and to the left (click on them to see if you're right), then you remember the "red, white and blue" league: the defunct American Basketball Association. The ABA existed from 1967 to 1976 -- for nine full seasons.

Nov 27, 2024 · In nine chaotic seasons, the American Basketball Association (ABA) became known more for its red, white and blue ball and high flyers than its legendary teams. To be fair, there were still some great ABA teams, though, the best of which are remembered here.