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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
American Basketball Association canonical 248
ABA–NBA merger 8
American Basketball Association (1967–1976) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league ⓘ
professional basketball league ⓘ
alsoKnownAs ABA ⓘ
championshipTrophy ABA Championship ⓘ
competedWith National Basketball Association ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 (ABA) ⓘ
surface form: Denver Nuggets

Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Pacers

Kentucky Colonels ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: 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 (ABA) ⓘ
surface form: Denver Nuggets

Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Pacers

Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New York Nets

San Antonio Spurs ⓘ
televisionCoverage limited national TV exposure ⓘ
usedBallDesign red-white-and-blue basketball ⓘ

Referenced by (261)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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