Hey Stephen Curry, you owe me a couple million! The American Basketball Association (ABA) - which I helped launch - also created the three-point play…you're just making it look good! #PatBoone #StephCurry #StephenCurry #ThreePointPlay #BasketballFun #GoldenStateWarriors #ABA #NBA #Basketball | Pat Boone

🏀🎂Happy 74th birthday to basketball legend Julius Erving! Nicknamed “Dr. J”, he is regarded as one of the most influential basketball players of all time, Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA) and was the best-known player in that league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975–76 season. Erving won 3 championships, 4 MVP Awards, and 3 scoring titles with the ABA's Virginia Squires and New York Nets and the NBA's Philadelphia 76e

🏀On February 1, 1967 the American Basketball Association was born! The ABA, which fielded 11 teams in its first season, lasted until the 1975-76 season, when it merged with the NBA. The ABA distinguished itself from its older counterpart with a more wide-open, flashy style of offensive play, as well as differences in rules, the use of a 3-point field goal and a 30 second shot clock. Check out this segment from HBO’s “Longshots: The Life & Times Of The American Basketball Association” from 1997!

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