ABA

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defunct sports league professional basketball league

The ABA (American Basketball Association) was a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and later merged with the NBA, known for its flashy style, three-point line, and red-white-and-blue basketball.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
American Basketball Association 0
ABA (1967–1976) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league ⓘ
professional basketball league ⓘ
abbreviation ABA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs ABA ⓘ
surface form: ABA (1967–1976)
ballColorPattern red-white-and-blue ⓘ
competitionLevel major professional ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1976 ⓘ
foundedAsRivalOf National Basketball Association ⓘ
fullName American Basketball Association ⓘ
governingBody ABA league office ⓘ
hadFranchise Los Angeles Stars ⓘ
surface form: Anaheim Amigos

Carolina Cougars ⓘ
Dallas Chaparrals ⓘ
Denver Nuggets (ABA) ⓘ
Houston Mavericks ⓘ
Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
Kentucky Colonels ⓘ
Los Angeles Stars ⓘ
Memphis Sounds ⓘ
Miami Floridians ⓘ
Minnesota Muskies ⓘ
New Orleans Buccaneers ⓘ
New York Nets (ABA) ⓘ
Oakland Oaks ⓘ
Pittsburgh Condors ⓘ
San Antonio Spurs ⓘ
surface form: San Antonio Spurs (ABA)

San Diego Conquistadors ⓘ
San Diego Sails ⓘ
Spirits of St. Louis ⓘ
Utah Stars ⓘ
Virginia Squires ⓘ
inception 1967 ⓘ
influenced National Basketball Association ⓘ
introducedRule three-point field goal ⓘ
legacy popularization of three-point shot in professional basketball ⓘ
mergedInto National Basketball Association ⓘ
notableInnovation slam dunk contest ⓘ
notablePlayer Artis Gilmore ⓘ
Dan Issel ⓘ
George Gervin ⓘ
Julius Erving ⓘ
Moses Malone ⓘ
numberOfTeamsAtPeak 11 ⓘ
playoffFormat best-of-seven series (later years) ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
styleOfPlay flashy ⓘ
televisionCoverage limited national TV exposure ⓘ
usedFeature red-white-and-blue basketball ⓘ
three-point line ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

ABA → abbreviation → ABA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: American Basketball Association
ABA → alsoKnownAs → ABA ⓘ
subject surface form: American Basketball Association
this entity surface form: ABA (1967–1976)
Mel Daniels → leagueMVP → ABA ⓘ