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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.
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.
The clinching Game 6 of the 1980 Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers was, most notably, aired live in the Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and San Francisco markets; CBS stations in the latter three markets were able to air the game live and still show most of the CBS prime schedule since the game tipped at ...
The 1976 ABA All-Star Game saw the first place Denver Nuggets come from behind to defeat the ABA All Stars 144–138 in Denver. The game saw the first ever Slam Dunk Contest, won by Julius Erving. With the conclusion of the season, the June 1976 ABA-NBA merger saw the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets, and San Antonio Spurs join the ...
It's NBA All-Star week in Indianapolis; home of the Indiana Pacers, the flagship franchise of the old American Basketball Association. In 1967, the ABA was launched as a rival to the established ...
The following is a timeline of the organizational changes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including contractions, expansions, relocations, and divisional realignment. The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949.
The ABA was challenging the National Basketball Association. The ABA introduced a red, white and blue basketball. They used a 30-second shot clock as opposed to the NBA's 24 second shot clock, and also used the three-point shot. There were 11 teams playing in the first season of the league, with each team playing a 78-game schedule.
What is the NBA Finals schedule? Game 1: Celtics won 107-89 on Thursday, June 6, at TD Garden in Boston Game 2: Sunday, June 9, at 8 p.m. ET at TD Garden in Boston