Only The Ball Was Brown ®️

But you’re free from pronouns in emails now. Small price for such winning.

(Note: the NBL had Black players 8 years earlier, but the Association doesn’t talk about that)

Happy heavenly birthday to Earl Lloyd, overlooked @sixers legend and the first African American to play in an #NBA game

A 9th round pick by the Washington Capitols

The “Big Cat” was an exemplar of class

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In 2020, yes

FWIW—NHL doesn’t include WHA records

This Sacramento Kings legend learned today that his AAFC stats now count in NFL records

He’d like to see his NBL stats (and the stats of ABA players) count in the NBA

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Fear not…the NBA will not do the same for NBL or ABA

No cap

Second half of the 1929-30 American Basketball League season finds everyone gunning for the champs

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We’re not talking enough about how hard Musk flopped here

I remember hearing a rumor that Melo was always kinda pissed he couldn't do this. Maybe it was a blessing and it saved him from doing Palm'd jab-steps into hilarious turnovers.

I’m being judged

Seriously…his base wouldn’t believe the tapes were real, and the rest of us already hate him. He has nothing to lose 😝

Syracuse All-Americans center Chuck Gillium doing something not many could do in 1929

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Not sure O’Brien would have risked triggering Cooke by endorsing such chicanery

Remember…free agency wasn’t a thing yet. If PSCs were a workaround of the reserve clause salaries would have gone even higher than they were with the ABA bidding on players

Congratulations on an incredible shot you have won a terrible punishment

Sad but true

“Checks and balances” aren’t self-enforcing…they require people to agree to play along

In theory, two branches should restrain the third…but our legislature has checked out

So you have a Constitutional crisis

Which will require military intervention

Wilt was game…but Cooke still claimed his rights and wanted a lot in return as compensation

The New York Times is in denial about its own role in 2024.

Jon. C’mon now. 😉

Who can name this little 🥨 maker from the 1929-30 ABL season?

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Chicago’s Al Kellett just missed a free throw, and this is how players of the era fight for a rebound: reaching with one hand while shoving with the other. Tillie Voss (right) bats at the ball, taking care a Fort Wayne Hoosiers player won’t get it. On the other side of the free throw line the Bruins’ Honey Russell keeps Fort Wayne’s Shang Chadwick under control and prepares to get the ball Ft. Wayne is in red shirts and black shorts Chicago in white shirts and red shorts Game in Chicago Stadium on Christmas Day, 1929

Epic American Basketball League history from Chistmas 1929

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Trunks and socks: blue and white
Jersey: white with a red rose
Player: Joe Lapchick
Team: Cleveland Rosenblums
Year: 1929-30

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She claimed playing on Doors sessions, but didn’t

Also claimed a lot of Motown work she wasn’t on

Someone did a paper on it, using union records

But no one thinks Carol was trying to steal honor…rather, when you play 1000s of sessions you may mix them up once in a while

So many great records

But not as many as she thinks 😉

But I love Carol…not her fault if she is mixed up sessions, as she’s played on thousands!

The 1926 Chicago Bruins

Jimmy Campbell was from Camden, NJ

You get one guess what his nickname was

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Me in the National Security Team group chat

Those same people you voted to confirm? Those guys?

You need to step down as Senate leader

As per Ernie D, he only wore this game in two exhibitions before Buffalo switched to their iconic powder blues

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As per the Indianapolis Olympians discussion

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