New York Nets (ABA)

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The New York Nets (ABA) were a professional basketball team that competed in the American Basketball Association before joining the NBA as the New Jersey Nets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball team ⓘ
defunct American Basketball Association team ⓘ
professional sports team ⓘ
basedIn Long Island ⓘ
surface form: Long Island, New York
country United States of America ⓘ
dissolvedAsABAFranchise 1976 ⓘ
division ABA Eastern Conference ⓘ
surface form: ABA Eastern Division
foundedAs New Jersey Americans ⓘ
governingBody American Basketball Association ⓘ
hasFranchiseLineageTo Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
homeArena Island Garden ⓘ
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
homeCity Hempstead, New York ⓘ
Uniondale, New York ⓘ
joinedLeague American Basketball Association in 1967 ⓘ
National Basketball Association in 1976 ⓘ
league American Basketball Association ⓘ
locatedIn New York metropolitan area ⓘ
mergedInto Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey Nets (NBA)
notableCoach Kevin Loughery ⓘ
notablePlayer Billy Paultz ⓘ
Julius Erving ⓘ
Rick Barry ⓘ
numberOfABATitles 2 ⓘ
participatedIn American Basketball Association ⓘ
surface form: ABA–NBA merger
playedHomeGamesAt Island Garden ⓘ
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
playedInFinals 1971–72 ABA season ⓘ
previousName New Jersey Americans ⓘ
region New York metropolitan area ⓘ
relocatedFrom Teaneck, New Jersey ⓘ
relocatedTo Long Island ⓘ
surface form: Long Island, New York
shortName Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New York Nets
sport basketball ⓘ
subsequentName Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey Nets
successorTeam Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey Nets
teamColors blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
wonChampionship 1973–74 ABA season ⓘ
1975–76 ABA season ⓘ
wonConferenceTitle 1971–72 ABA Eastern Division ⓘ
1973–74 ABA Eastern Division ⓘ
1975–76 ABA Eastern Division ⓘ

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ABA → hadFranchise → New York Nets (ABA) ⓘ
subject surface form: American Basketball Association
Mel Daniels → playedFor → New York Nets (ABA) ⓘ
Denver Nuggets (ABA) → rival → New York Nets (ABA) ⓘ