Welcome to our section that honors legends that came out of the American Basketball Association.
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league that operated in the United States and Canada from 1967 to 1976. It was a rival to the more established National Basketball Association (NBA). The ABA was known for its faster-paced, more exciting style of play, as well as its use of the red, white, and blue ball. The league also featured a number of innovative rules, such as the three-point shot and the slam dunk contest.
The ABA was founded by a group of businessmen who were looking to challenge the NBA's monopoly on professional basketball. The league quickly gained popularity, and it attracted a number of talented players, including Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and George Gervin.
In 1976, the ABA and NBA merged. Four ABA teams were absorbed into the NBA, and the ABA ceased to exist. However, the ABA's legacy lives on, as many of its innovations, such as the three-point shot, are still used in the NBA today.
