Buffalo Braves

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defunct National Basketball Association team professional basketball team

The Buffalo Braves were a 1970s NBA expansion franchise based in Buffalo, New York, that later relocated and became the Los Angeles Clippers.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Buffalo Braves canonical 28
Buffalo Braves / San Diego Clippers 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct National Basketball Association team ⓘ
professional basketball team ⓘ
basedInMetropolitanArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area ⓘ
city Buffalo ⓘ
conference Eastern Conference ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1978 ⓘ
division Atlantic Division ⓘ
divisionTitles 1 ⓘ
expansionTeam true ⓘ
finalSeason 1977–78 NBA season ⓘ
founded 1970 ⓘ
homeArena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium ⓘ
homeCountry United States of America ⓘ
joinedNBASeason 1970–71 NBA season ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
location Buffalo ⓘ
surface form: Buffalo, New York
madePlayoffs true ⓘ
notableCoach Jack Ramsay ⓘ
notablePlayer Bob McAdoo ⓘ
Randy Smith ⓘ
owner Paul Snyder ⓘ
playedInArena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium ⓘ
playoffAppearances 3 ⓘ
rebrandedAs Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ
surface form: San Diego Clippers
relocatedTo Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ
surface form: San Diego Clippers
relocationType franchise move ⓘ
shortName Braves ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
successor Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ
Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ
surface form: San Diego Clippers
teamColors blue ⓘ
orange ⓘ
white ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

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

Jack Ramsay → employer → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Jack Ramsay → coachOf → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Los Angeles Clippers → foundedAs → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Los Angeles Clippers → formerName → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Atlantic Division → formerTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Moses Malone → team → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Harry Gallatin → coachedTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium → primaryTenant → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
John → employer → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
subject surface form: Jack Ramsay
Marvin Barnes → NBAteam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Marvin Barnes → playedFor → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Freddie Lewis → memberOfSportsTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Larry Jones → playedFor → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Gus Gerard → memberOfSportsTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Tom McMillen → memberOfSportsTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Western Conference Midwest Division → hadTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Adrian Dantley → draftedBy → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Adrian Dantley → memberOfSportsTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
LAC → formerName → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
subject surface form: Los Angeles Clippers
Dolph Schayes → coachedTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Jan van Breda Kolff → memberOfSportsTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Jim McDaniels → memberOfSportsTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Bob McAdoo → draftedBy → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Bob McAdoo → NBAteamPlayedFor → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Randy Smith → memberOfSportsTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Randy Smith → draftedBy → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Randy Smith → playedForFranchiseThatRelocated → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buffalo Braves / San Diego Clippers
1970–71 NBA season → expansionTeam → Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Paul Snyder → owned → Buffalo Braves ⓘ