WINSTON-SALEM CARDINALS FLYING INTO ABA NEXT SEASON

The American Basketball Association (ABA) has announced that the Winston-Salem Cardinals are the latest team to join the ABA, the largest professional sports league in the US. "We keep growing as more and more fans are recognizing the difference between ABA basketball with its unique rules and other basketball," stated ABA CEO Joe Newman. "These...

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ABA ADDS RICKEY LEAGUE TEAM TO ABA'S EXPANSION

The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that it has added a team in Jefferson Parrish LA to the ABA's record-setting expansion for the 2025-2026 season. "This is quite an unusual team," stated ABA CEO. "It is an offshoot of The Rickey League and the Rickey Jackson Community Hope Center in Jefferson Parrish that helps...

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ABA TO HOST NATIONAL 3 ON 3 TOURNAMENT IN APRIL

The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced it would host a National 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament in conjunction with the ABA Finals to be held in St. Louis MO on April 4th and 5th. "This tournament is the introduction of ABA 3, the ABA's venture into 3 on 3 basketball," stated ABA CEO Joe Newman." It will...

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ABA TO LAUNCH ABA CARIBBEAN - AT LAST

The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that it will launch ABA Caribbean - at last. "This is something we have wanted to do for quite a while," stated ABA CEO Joe Newman. "There are several Caribbean nations that could support ABA leagues; it is long overdue. The problem has been finding the right people...

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ABA ADDS SECOND TEAM TO BROOKLYN NY

The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that it has added a second team to Brooklyn NY to begin in the 2025-2026 season, the Brooklyn Empire. "With over 2.5 million people, Brooklyn is the most populated of NY's five boroughs," stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. "Adding a second team provides the citizens of Brooklyn with...

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UPTOWN BALLERS ADDED TO ABA 2024-2025 EXPANSION

The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that the Uptown Ballers located in Philadelphia PA have been added to the league's 2024-2025 expansion. "We are very excited to have the father and son team of Ron Tilghman and Terrell Tilghman as part of the ABA," stated ABA CEO Joe Newman. "Together they should be able...

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DC SENATE SET TO BEGIN PLAY NEXT SEASON

The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that the DC Senate has been added to the record-setting list of expansion teams ready to begin play in the 2025-2026 season. "We are very excited to add Tracy Pulliam and his team to the ABA," stated ABA CEO Joe Newman. "Tracy has played and coached for the...

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ABOUT THE ABA

The American Basketball Association (ABA) is a men’s professional basketball league. The league has grown to become the largest professional sports league in the world! In 1999 Joe Newman and the late Richard P. Tinkham founded the league. It is the re-launch of the original ABA which merged with the NBA in 1976. Tinkham co-founded both the original ABA and the Indiana Pacers. Joe Newman was the CEO of Joe Newman Advertising, Inc. and Alliance Broadcasting Group, Inc. The ABA was established in 1967 and merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976 [New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets]. Some of the ABA notable players where: Julius Irving (Dr. J) George Gervin (The Iceman), Ricky Barry, Moses Malone along with, many others that came to be NBA players. The ABA was reformed in 2000 in partnership with the NBA and has been operating in harmony for the past 21 years.