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[12] [16] The ABA and NBA had begun to discuss a possible merger, [17] and the ABA owners wanted to establish the viability and success of their league. [12] The Dunk Contest operated as a means of unique halftime entertainment that displayed the style and excitement that the ABA players brought to the game.
Game rules were blended again. The NBA's ball was used in the first half and the ABA's in the second. The NBA's 24-second shot clock was used for the game, as was the ABA's 3-pointers. [27] The game was again televised by Television Sports. [28] Some NBA players did not participate because the league threatened them with fines and suspensions. [29]
The ABA had a far faster pace than the NBA, and this carried over into the NBA after the merger; today's NBA game is largely derived from the ABA. [ 104 ] [ 105 ] Longtime Denver Nuggets head coach and ABA alum Doug Moe , who also coached the Philadelphia 76ers, has commented, "The NBA now plays our (the ABA's) kind of basketball".
The Indiana Pacers started in the ABA, but the NBA doesn't recognize that history. Indianapolis is a fitting place for the league to make it right. 2024 NBA All-Star Game is here.
While the ABA's nightly scoring average was a tad lower than the NBA's—117.4 to 108.9—it felt as if the upstart league was putting more points on the board, thanks primarily to what would ...
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist after merging with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976. In total, the league held nine all-star games, with all but the last being between the Western Division and the Eastern Division. In the final one, it was ...
The Hall-of-Fame coach would like to see the ABA-style ball used at the NBA All-Star Game, starting this weekend in Indianapolis, home of those Pacers teams that once wreaked havoc upon the sport.
The 1973 ABA All-Star Game was a syndicated telecast with Andy Musser [12] and Alex Hannum providing the play–by–play and color commentary respectively. For the 1973–74 season, the ABA signed a television contract with the Hughes Television Network. [13] The first game under Hughes' contract was the 1974 ABA All-Star Game on January 30.