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The ABA is symbolized by the red, white and blue ball and was a pioneer basketball league in the United States which run for close to 10 years.
The rights to the ABA was acquired by the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976 and its top 4 teams absorbed by the NBA. The ABA produced stars such as Julius Erving (Dr. J.), David Thompson, George Gervin (Iceman) and Moses Malone and the teams which made it to the NBA were the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers and San Antonio Spurs |
In the year 2000, the rights to the ABA was acquired back from the NBA by one of its original founders, Atty. Dick Tinkham and named Joe Newman as its CEO. The ABA re-started with 9 teams and after another 10 years, is now the 2nd largest professional basketball league in the United States after the NBA.
In 2009, the growth of the ABA led to a joint-venture to bring the ABA brand to various countries by way of a global league, an international player exchange program, merchandising, a television reality show, a basketball academy and venue development.
The ABA Global division has since introduced international teams to the ABA such as China (Beijing Aoshen) and the Philippines (Smart Gilas). The ABA’s upcoming global league, the World Basketball Cup, will showcase countries such as Mexico, Australia, Japan and Korea besides China and the Philippines and will be held in Las Vegas, USA.
The US-based league of the ABA is continually re-inventing itself in terms of its brand, players and style of play which stands out from the rest of the basketball world. It is positioned as the global league of the future, the benchmark of which is American basketball.
Please view the ABA TV & Radio Network in this website to find out more about the history of the American Basketball Association.
Inquiries : Ms. Susan Lee, Public Relations Department. eMail : parmonpr@gmail.com
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