American Basketball Association

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defunct sports league professional basketball league

The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct sports league → professional basketball league →
alsoKnownAs	ABA →
championshipTrophy	ABA Championship →
competedWith	National Basketball Association →
country	United States →
dissolved	1976 →
finalSeason	1975–76 ABA season →
financialStatus	financially unstable →
firstSeason	1967–68 ABA season →
founded	1967 →
foundedBy	Dennis Murphy → Gary Davidson →
governingBodyType	independent league →
headquartersLocation	United States →
heldAllStarGame	ABA All-Star Game →
innovation	slam dunk contest at All-Star Game →
introducedRule	30-second shot clock → three-point line →
legacy	expanded professional basketball into new markets → influenced modern NBA style of play → popularized three-point shot →
mergedWith	National Basketball Association →
mergerEffectiveSeason	1976–77 NBA season →
notableCoach	Hubie Brown → Larry Brown →
notablePlayer	Artis Gilmore → Dan Issel → George Gervin → Julius Erving → Moses Malone →
notableTeam	Denver Nuggets → Indiana Pacers → Kentucky Colonels → New York Nets → San Antonio Spurs →
numberOfSeasons	9 →
numberOfTeamsAtPeak	11 →
sport	basketball →
styleOfPlay	flashy → offense-oriented → up-tempo →
successorLeague	National Basketball Association →
teamThatJoinedNBA	Denver Nuggets → Indiana Pacers → New York Nets → San Antonio Spurs →
televisionCoverage	limited national TV exposure →
usedBallDesign	red-white-and-blue basketball →

Referenced by (49)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ABA Eastern Conference → Artis Gilmore → Carolina Cougars → Dallas Chaparrals → Denver Nuggets (ABA) → George Gervin → Houston Mavericks → Indiana Pacers (ABA) → Kentucky Colonels → Los Angeles Stars → Mel Daniels → Memphis Sounds → Miami Floridians → Minnesota Muskies → Moses Malone → New Jersey Americans → New Orleans Buccaneers → New York Nets (ABA) → Oakland Oaks → Pittsburgh Condors → San Diego Conquistadors → San Diego Sails → Spirits of St. Louis → Thomas Hoover (basketball) → Utah Stars → Virginia Squires →	league
ABA Eastern Conference → Memphis Sounds → New York Nets (ABA) →	governingBody
Billy Cunningham → Dan Issel → Julius Erving →	leaguePlayedIn
Mel Daniels → San Diego Conquistadors ("American Basketball Association playoffs") → Thomas Hoover (basketball) →	playedIn
Los Angeles Stars ("original American Basketball Association") → New York Nets (ABA) ("ABA–NBA merger") →	participatedIn
ABA Eastern Conference → Dallas Chaparrals ("American Basketball Association–NBA lineage of the San Antonio Spurs") →	partOf
Houston Mavericks →	competition
Basketball-Reference.com →	coversLeague
ABA Eastern Conference ("ABA–NBA merger") →	dissolvedFollowing
San Antonio Spurs →	formerLeague
San Diego Conquistadors →	foundedAsExpansionTeamIn
American Basketball Association →	fullName
Minnesota Muskies →	inauguralSeasonOfLeague
Denver Nuggets (ABA) ("ABA–NBA merger") →	joinedNBAThrough
Semi-Pro →	leagueDepicted
Indiana Pacers (ABA) ("ABA–NBA merger") →	mergerContext