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The NBA’s War on ABA, 1970

bobkuska
Sep 18, 2021
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[People today still often refer to the American Basketball Association (ABA) as “the Maverick League.” The M word is a reference to the ABA’s well-documented penchant for stealing NBA players and creating havoc with the NCAA. While that’s certainly true, there’s also more to the story. That is, the NBA started most of the mischief. As early as 1967, the…

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