Spirits of St. Louis
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Spirits of St. Louis was a short-lived but memorable professional basketball team in the mid-1970s ABA, known for its colorful ownership, young star players, and lucrative NBA merger settlement.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Basketball Association team
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basketball team → |
| abbreviation |
STL
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| coach |
Bob MacKinnon
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Rod Thorn → |
| competitionLevel |
major professional
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| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1976
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| division |
ABA Eastern Division
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| era |
mid-1970s
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| founded |
1974
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| homeArena |
St. Louis Arena
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| homeCity |
St. Louis
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| knownFor |
colorful ownership
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lucrative ABA–NBA merger settlement → young star players → |
| league |
American Basketball Association
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| location |
St. Louis, Missouri
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| mediaPortrayal |
subject of books and documentaries about ABA history
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| mergerSettlement |
annual payments from NBA
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share of future NBA television revenues → |
| nicknameOrigin |
named after the airplane in which Charles Lindbergh made his transatlantic flight
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| notableExecutive |
Harry Weltman
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| notableGame |
upset of New York Nets in 1975 ABA playoffs
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| notablePlayer |
Don Chaney
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Freddie Lewis → Gus Gerard → Marvin Barnes → Maurice Lucas → Mike D’Antoni → Moses Malone → |
| owner |
Daniel Silna
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Ozzie Silna → |
| playoffAppearance |
1974–75 ABA playoffs
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| predecessor |
Carolina Cougars
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| reasonForNotJoiningNBA |
excluded from 1976 ABA–NBA merger
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| rival |
Kentucky Colonels
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New York Nets → |
| season |
1974–75 ABA season
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1975–76 ABA season → |
| sport |
basketball
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| status |
defunct professional basketball team
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| successor |
no direct NBA successor team
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| teamColors |
black
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orange → white → |
Referenced by (4)
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Moses Malone
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ABAteam |
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American Basketball Association
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hadFranchise |
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ABA Eastern Conference
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hasPart |
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Carolina Cougars
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relocatedTo |