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American Basketball Association (ABA)
Seasons 1968-1976 (9 seasons)

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Founded in 1967, the ABA distinguished itself from its older NBA counterpart with a more wide-open, flashy style of offensive play, as well as differences in rules—a 30-second shot clock and use of a three-point field goal arc, pioneered in the earlier ABL. Also, the ABA used a colorful red, white and blue ball, instead of the NBA's traditional orange ball.

The freewheeling style of the ABA eventually caught on with fans, but the lack of a national television contract and protracted financial losses would spell doom for the ABA as an independent circuit. In 1976, its last year of existence, the ABA pioneered the now-popular slam dunk contest at its all-star game in Denver. The league succeeded in forcing a merger with the NBA in the 1976 offseason. Four ABA teams were absorbed into the older league: the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs.

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Other concurrent basketball leagues:    
NBA
1975-76 ABA Season
1975-76 ABA Season
New York Nets
1974-75 ABA Season
1974-75 ABA Season
Kentucky Colonels
1973-74 ABA Season
1973-74 ABA Season
New York Nets
1972-73 ABA Season
1972-73 ABA Season
Indiana Pacers
1971-72 ABA Season
1971-72 ABA Season
Indiana Pacers
1970-71 ABA Season
1970-71 ABA Season
Utah Stars
1969-70 ABA Season
1969-70 ABA Season
Indiana Pacers
1968-69 ABA Season
1968-69 ABA Season
Oakland Oaks
1967-68 ABA Season
1967-68 ABA Season
Pittsburgh Pipers

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