

5.560 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestAmidst financial woes, the crumbling American Basketball Association enters merger negotiations with the NBA.
Experience the ABA's nine-year rivalry with the NBA that changed basketball forever. From the 3-point shot to the Slam Dunk Contest, the ABA's innovations became game staples. Told by "Dr. J" Erving, Larry Brown, Bob Costas & other Hall of Famers.
Acting
Dr. J's magnetic presence—still the coolest man in any room.
Production
Glorious grainy ABA footage that looks like it smells of cigarettes.
Editing
Smart cuts between talking heads and archival chaos.
Creator
Kenan Kamwana Holley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The ABA's iconic red-white-blue basketball was designed by owner Dennis Murphy using a paint store color wheel—and NBA purists hated it until they didn't.
Kenan Kamwana Holley is one of few Black directors tackling sports archive docs, bringing a perspective that questions why the ABA's Black stars built a league white owners ultimately dissolved.
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