Four Stars the NBA Wouldn’t Touch, 1969

Jul 12, 2021

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[Last weekend, the blog ran a profile of ABA star Roger Brown. This article, from SPORT Magazine’s 1969 Basketball Almanac, goes into greater detail on the NBA’s overzealous banishment of not only Brown, but of super talents Tony Jackson, Connie Hawkins, and Doug Moe. All found redemption in the ABA. Journalist John Devaney tells the story.]