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In the 1973–74 season, the ABA also adopted the no-disqualification foul rule: instead of fouling out after six infractions, when a player is charged with his seventh or succeeding fouls, the opposing team retains possession and the offended team attempts any free throw. [6] The ABA also went after four of the best referees in the NBA: Earl ...
The National Basketball Association (NBA), owner of the ABA trademark after absorbing many of the original league's teams, sued Tinkham and Newman in December 1999. [3] The lawsuit was unsuccessful since the NBA had failed to actively use the ABA trademark, and the new league entered an agreement with the NBA to license the name for $50,000. [4]
That record was second best in ABA history, behind only the 1971–72 Kentucky Colonels' mark of 68–16 (.810). [4] The 1974–75 Nuggets also finished second in ABA history behind the 1971–72 Colonels for team scoring difference, outscoring their opponents by an average of 8.40 points per game to the 1971–72 Colonels' 8.98 points.
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 following are teams that were members of the American Basketball Association in the time from its founding in 1967 until the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. Subcategories This category has the following 30 subcategories, out of 30 total.
The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association (ABA) teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA–NBA merger, [7] [8] one of two former ABA teams to have won an NBA championship (the other being the Denver Nuggets), and the only former ABA team to have won multiple championships. [9]
Playoff team(s) played for (years) [2] Total free throws made Total free throws attempted Free throw percentage Free throws made per game 1 LeBron James ^ SF: Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2024) 1,836 2,479 .741 6.40 2 Michael Jordan * SG: Chicago Bulls (1984 ...
The 1968–69 ABA season was the second season for the American Basketball Association. Two teams relocated: Minnesota Muskies became the Miami Floridians. The Pittsburgh Pipers moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Pipers.