On August 3, 1949 the National Basketball League announced its end. The league had merged with the three year old Basketball Association of America. The Dayton, Ohio and Hammond, Indiana Clubs from the National Basketball League folded. The Indianapolis, Indiana and Providence, Rhode Island Clubs from the Basketball Association of America also folded. A new club from Andersen, Indiana was admitted joining the other six new clubs from Denver, Colorado; Moline-Rock Island, Illinois-Davenport, Iowa; Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Syracuse, NY and Waterloo, Iowa, a new Indianapolis, Indiana club was also added. Of all the new clubs two of them survive today. The Tri-Cities Club now resides in Atlanta as the Hawks. The Syracuse Club now resides in Philadelphia as the 76ers. The mergered organization and its 18 clubs changed their name to the National Basketball Association.
Tomorrow we will look at a 1971 no-hitter.
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