About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Virginia Squires coaches, Virginia Squires draft picks, Virginia Squires executives, Virginia Squires players, ABA-NBA merger, Julius Erving, Larry Brown, George Gervin, David Thompson, Bill Musselman, 1975-76 Virginia Squires season, Marty Brennaman, Johnny Kerr, Aulcie Perry, Austin Carr, Johnny Neumann, Charles Thomas McMillen, Doug Moe, Norfolk Scope, Charlie Scott, Richmond Coliseum, Earl Foreman, Swen Nater, Barry Parkhill, Al Bianchi, Mack Calvin, Luther Burden, Dave Twardzik, Jan van Breda Kolff, Roanoke Civic Center, Henry Logan, John Drew, Billy Paultz, Adrian Smith, Erwin Mueller, Willie Wise, Zelmo Beaty, Mike Barrett, Billy Shepherd, Mike Maloy, David Vaughn, Jr., Curtis Perry, Mike Green, Ray Scott, Joby Wright, Mel Bennett, George Irvine, Jack Ankerson, Willie Sojourner, Red Robbins, Lloyd Batts, George Carter, Darrell Elston, Larry Miller, Jim Eakins, Phil Lumpkin, Glen Combs, Gerald Govan, Lionel Billingy, Neil Johnson, Paul Ruffner, Bernie Williams, Chuck Williams, Gary Freeman, Roland Taylor, Jim Ligon, Cincy Powell, Old Dominion University Fieldhouse, Marv Roberts, Roger Brown, Frank Card, Bill Bunting, Richmond Arena. Excerpt: The ABA-NBA merger was the merger of the American Basketball Association with the National Basketball Association, which after multiple attempts over several years finally occurred in 1976. In 1967 there were only ten teams in the NBA, and the league was resistant to expanding and charged very high prices ($1.5 million in a time before any significant NBA television contract; over $8 million in 2007 dollars) for expansion teams. As a result, businessmen in several cities decided to establish an alternative professional basketball league to compete with the NBA, with an eye toward an eventual merger with the NBA. The competition between the ABA and NBA included often-brutal...
