NBA-ABA merger

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:football
gptkbp:date 1976
gptkbp:effect increased player salaries
NBA legal settlements with ABA teams
increased NBA popularity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NBA-ABA merger
gptkbp:involvedLeague gptkb:National_Basketball_Association
gptkb:American_Basketball_Association
gptkbp:legacy ABA alumni in NBA Hall of Fame
ABA innovations in NBA
gptkbp:legalIssue Oscar Robertson suit
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national sports media
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Julius_Erving
gptkb:David_Thompson
gptkb:George_Gervin
gptkb:Dan_Issel
gptkb:Artis_Gilmore
Moses Malone
gptkbp:notIncludedTeam gptkb:San_Diego_Sails
gptkb:Spirits_of_St._Louis
gptkb:Virginia_Squires
gptkb:Kentucky_Colonels
gptkb:Utah_Stars
gptkbp:precededBy ABA financial instability
ABA-NBA bidding war for players
NBA-ABA player competition
gptkbp:resultedIn NBA expansion
dissolution of ABA
four ABA teams joining NBA
NBA absorbed ABA players
NBA adopted ABA 3-point line
NBA adopted ABA slam dunk contest
gptkbp:teamJoined gptkb:Denver_Nuggets
gptkb:Indiana_Pacers
gptkb:New_York_Nets
gptkb:San_Antonio_Spurs
gptkbp:type merger
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:original_American_Basketball_Association_(1967–1976)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7