On October 20th in 1976, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired superstar Julius Erving from the New Jersey Nets for $3 million dollars. This came just months after the four ABA franchises - the Nets, ...

We look at how the Spurs, Nets, Nuggets, and Pacers adjusted to life in the NBA after being part of the 1976 NBA-ABA merger in the latest edition of Over and Back’s Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s.

AP Photo/Richard DrewThe New York Nets' Julius Erving battles for the ball against the Nuggets during the final ABA game. Friday marks the 35th anniversary of the final game ever played in the ...

To fully understand today’s NBA, you must familiarize yourself with the American Basketball Association. The league, which existed from 1967 to 1976, ushered in a new era and provided much of the ...

Eugene “Goo” Kennedy knew something was amiss. There had been constant whispers that his life was about to change, that has career was about to be turned upside down. The year was 1976, and Kennedy, a ...

Forty-eight years ago Tuesday, the American Basketball Association made its debut. The league only lasted for nine seasons before merging and effectively being dissolved by the NBA. In honor of the ...

We look at how the Spurs, Nets, Nuggets, and Pacers adjusted to life in the NBA after being part of the 1976 NBA-ABA merger in the latest edition of Over and Back’s Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s.