The American Basketball Association

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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One of the most compelling stories in American professional sports is the rise of the American Basketball Association or the ABA. Founded in 1967, the ABA emerged as a rival to the NBA, which had become predictable and stale. The ABA emerged as a flamboyant contrast. Fans packed tiny gyms to watch the ABA shatter NBA norms, showcasing epic afros, brilliant dunks, a three-point shot, and an iconic red, white, and blue ball. Learn more about the American Basketball Association on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	One of the most compelling stories in American professional sports is the rise of the American Basketball Association, or the ABA.
0:08.5	Founded in 1967, the ABA emerged as a rival to the NBA, which had become predictable and stale.
0:16.0	The ABA emerged as a flamboyant contrast.
0:20.2	Fans packed into tiny gyms to watch the ABA
0:22.9	shatter the NBA norms,
0:25.1	showcasing brilliant dunks, a three-point shot,
0:27.8	and an iconic red, white, and blue ball.
0:30.7	Learn more about the American Basketball Association
0:32.9	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:48.3	Music on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Have you ever wondered what it's like to be buried in an avalanche?
0:52.9	Weird foreign feeling of despair.
0:55.1	Or how it feels to crash a skydive?
0:57.9	I remember feeling my body hit the ground.
1:00.4	These are the stories you'll hear on the podcast called What Was That Like?
1:04.3	True stories told by the actual person who went through it.
1:07.9	And you'll hear actual 911 calls.
1:11.0	911. There's a man at my back door trying to get in. Search for what was that like on any
1:16.3	podcast app or at what was that like.com. The Boston Celtics of the 1960s are the most
1:25.1	dominant dynasty in the history of American professional basketball.
1:29.0	Led by legendary center Bill Russell, the Celtics won an absurd nine out of ten titles during
1:35.0	the decade. NBA parody was at an all-time low as the Celtics ran roughshot over the entire league.
1:42.5	The NBA had slipped well behind baseball and football in fan interest.
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