Tri-Cities Blackhawks

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basketball team defunct National Basketball Association team

The Tri-Cities Blackhawks were an early NBA franchise based in the Quad Cities region that later became the Atlanta Hawks.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball team → defunct National Basketball Association team →
basedInRegion	Midwestern United States →
category	Atlanta Hawks history → Defunct basketball teams in the United States →
competitionLevel	professional →
country	United States →
dissolved	1951 →
division	Western Division →
founded	1946 →
franchiseLineage	Tri-Cities Blackhawks → Milwaukee Hawks → St. Louis Hawks → Atlanta Hawks →
gender	men's team →
historicalStatus	original NBA franchise →
homeArena	Wharton Field House →
homeCity	Moline, Illinois →
joinedLeague	Basketball Association of America → National Basketball Association → National Basketball League →
joinedLeagueDate	1946 (NBL) → 1949 (NBA) →
league	National Basketball Association →
locatedIn	Davenport, Iowa → Moline, Illinois → Quad Cities → Rock Island, Illinois →
notableCoach	Red Auerbach → Red Holzman →
notablePlayer	Andy Phillip → Dolph Schayes → Don Otten →
originOfName	Tri-Cities region of Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport →
playedInSeason	1949–50 NBA season → 1950–51 NBA season →
predecessor	Buffalo Bisons (NBL) →
relocatedTo	Milwaukee, Wisconsin →
relocationYear	1951 →
shortName	Blackhawks →
sport	basketball →
successor	Atlanta Hawks → Milwaukee Hawks → St. Louis Hawks →
teamColors	black → red → white →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Red Auerbach → Red Auerbach →	employer
George Nostrand → Johnny Logan →	memberOfSportsTeam
Red Auerbach → Red Auerbach →	teamCoached
Atlanta Hawks →	formerName
Buffalo Bisons ("Buffalo Bisons–Tri-Cities Blackhawks–Milwaukee Hawks–St. Louis Hawks–Atlanta Hawks") →	franchiseLineage
Western Division (BAA) →	hasTeam
Western Division (NBA) →	includedFranchise
Bob Cousy →	NBA_draftTeam
National Basketball League (NBL) →	notableFranchise
Johnny Logan →	playedFor
Buffalo Bisons →	successorTeam