Over the final few years of the ABA, the New York Nets became one of the league’s most stable franchises, a signature team led by Julius Erving. But in the first few years in the 1960s ...

It has been years since fans have been able to smoke in N.B.A. arenas, but that has not stopped the Nets from selling a sponsorship to Zippo lighters. The Nets and Zippo announced on Tuesday a ...

The NBA Finals, which start Wednesday night, feature for the first time two teams that began in the ABA: the San Antonio Spurs and the New Jersey Nets. “It’s wonderful to see it,” said ...

The Nets merged with three more ABA teams: the Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, and Indiana Pacers, with New York being the only of the four to relocate cities. The team would see huge changes ...

One big reason for the 76ers’ obvious advantage came in 1976; As the Nets transitioned from the ABA to the NBA, they allowed the Sixers to purchase the $3 million contract of Basketball Hall of ...

There was the fact it was Game 6 of the ABA Finals, and Roosevelt’s Julius Erving and the Nets needed one victory to secure their second title in three years. There also was the likelihood it ...

the team that won last ABA title: the New York (now Brooklyn) Nets," Windrem posted. On May 13, 1976, Julius Erving led the New York Nets to a 112-106 game six win over the Denver Nuggets to earn ...

Julius Erving and George Gervin opened the game with the ceremonial tipoff, commemorating the Nets’ and Spurs’ ABA history. Dr. J and the Iceman battled in 1976 when the Nets defeated the ...