"If you know anything about the ABA, you'd think the NBA is playing ABA basketball today," Gervin said. "The NBA got the 3-point shot from the ABA, and that's all people talk about is shooting 3s.

It made your heart beat just a little bit faster when you hit a 25-footer with the ABA ball.” -Loose Balls by Terry Pluto Jason Pietra The basketball is scuffed and scruffy, its provenance ...