[The previous post laid out the reasons that Bob Cousy organized the NBA Players’ Association in 1954. The post ended with NBA president Maurice Podoloff ignoring Cousy’s request for a meeting to roll out for him the newfangled union. Podoloff’s stall tactics to avoid recognizing the union continued well over a year, forcing Cousy and his union brothers…
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