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''Exciting, fast-paced, fan-friendly basketball at affordable prices''
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43 (as of August 6, 2007)
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The ('''ABA''') is a professional men's Basketball league founded in 1999 . The current ABA has no direct affiliation to the original league, also called the American Basketball Association , that merged with the NBA in 1976 . The league holds the record for the most sports teams in a single league, standing at 45.
The annual operating cost for most teams ranges from $200 - 500K depending on how each individual member of the league operates their teams.
The expansion has had varied results.
Despite these some of the individual teams problems, a new round of expansion for 2005 - 2006 occurred, with forty-seven teams scheduled to begin play.
Another wave of expansion was announced for the , owned by '' Sports Illustrated '' writer Alexander Wolff . Also in 2006-2007, former NBA player John Salley was named league commissioner and Maryland Nighthawks owner Tom Doyle was named chief operating officer.
Following the league's first public offering in 2006, it was reported that , John Salley , and David Howitt from the board and elect Paul Riley as its director. Newman denied his removal ever occurred and claims he is still the league CEO {Link without Title} . The lawsuits were settled in late March 2007 with Doyle and Salley's resignations from the ABA Board of Directors.
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