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Buffalo Braves; Conference: Eastern: Division: Atlantic: Founded: 1970: History: Buffalo Braves 1970–1978 San Diego Clippers 1978–1984 Los Angeles Clippers 1984–present [1] [2] Arena: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Location: Buffalo, New York: Team colors: Black, white, orange, Columbia blue [3] Team manager: Eddie Donovan (1970–1975 ...
On July 17, 1976, the Kentucky Colonels ceased to exist as John Y. Brown, Jr. agreed to fold the Colonels in exchange for $3 million. Brown used the money to purchase the Buffalo Braves of the NBA, bringing Colonels head coach Joe Mullaney and point guard Bird Averitt with him to Buffalo. The Braves are now known as the Los Angeles Clippers.
In 1978, four NL teams--the Braves, Cubs, Mets and Pirates--did not have player names on their jerseys. The Mets and Pirates immediately added names to all of their jerseys, while the Braves and Cubs only did so for their away jerseys. The Braves added names to their home jerseys in 1980 when they were redesigned, but the Cubs did not until 1993.
Four of the Jones' boys played in the NBA: Wilbert (6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), one season each with the Indiana Pacers and the Buffalo Braves, plus seven seasons with three ABA teams), Caldwell (five NBA and three ABA teams), Major (6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), five seasons with the Houston Rockets, one with the Detroit Pistons), and Charles (6 ft 9 in (2.06 m ...
The Braves sent Ken Charles and Dick Gibbs and cash to the Atlanta Hawks for Tom Van Arsdale. [17] [18] Van Arsdale never played for the Braves who traded him in August to the Phoenix Suns for a 1977 NBA draft 2nd round pick. [19] The Braves were involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.
The 1977–78 Boston Celtics season was the 32nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was linked to the Buffalo Braves season. While the Braves were struggling on the court, their owner John Y. Brown brokered a deal to take over the legendary Celtics franchise.
The 1974–75 Buffalo Braves season was the fifth season of the club in the National Basketball Association. It was the team's third season under head coach Jack Ramsay . [ 1 ] The team's home arena was the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium , with six "home" games played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto .
The 1978–79 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association.The season ended with the Seattle SuperSonics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals, a rematch of the previous year's Finals, but with the opposite result.