1967 NEW JERSEY AMERICANS FIRST EVER WIN BROOKLYN NETS COMPLETE ABA TICKET NM-MT

Description: Description: A beautiful red white and blue ticket featuring the very first victory in New Jersey Americans (aka Brooklyn Nets) franchise history, a 118-100 drubbing of the very talented Minnesota Muskies at Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey on Wednesday, October 25, 1967. Johnny Austin, the first African-American player at Boston College, exploded for a career high 27 points and future Hall of Fame member Mel Daniels, playing in only his third professional basketball game, tallied 15 for the Minnesota Muskies, who were the losers in this iconic match. Despite a sub .500 record, the New Jersey Americans tied for the fourth and qualified for the final ABA divisional playoff spot with the Louisville Colonels. The Americans had to forfeit because the Armory was booked with a circus and the alternate option, the Commack Long Island Arena, had an unplayable surface. Imagine an NBA playoff game being bounced for some elephants, clowns, and stentorious ringmaster. This is the first time in professional basketball history when a playoff team had to forfeit a game because their regular venue was booked and no other location would host.The very next year, this legendary ABA team (New Jersey Americans) changed their name to the New York Nets and after just one season in the NBA. They became the New Jersey Nets in 1977. Today, they are the Brooklyn Nets. One of the greatest and most important full tickets in American Basketball Association history and one of the three key tickets in all of basketball lore along with Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game and Michael Jordan’s first appearance as a Chicago Bull. Important Facts: Everything ships fast and free with insurance as well as tracking. When comparing us to others, consider that Irishhosta prices are always net and your items will go out the same or next business day. What you buy from Irishhosta, your purchases will also be packaged very carefully and great care will be taken. Additionally, items valued over $500.00 are usually delivered to you the next business day via FedEx. For our Canadian customers, we ensure that your net price will be exactly what your eBay invoice amount is—in other words, all additional expenses (e.g., duty, taxes, customs, freight, insurance, shipping, fees, etc.) are exclusively billed to our account. If you have specific questions, be sure message us through eBay, type Irishhosta into any Internet search engine, or go to the top of our eBay store home page: http://stores.ebay.com/Irishhosta-Sportscards Special Note: There is a very small segment of the hobby which produces, distributes, buys, and/or sells fakes, reproductions, reprints, counterfeits, copies and phony items. All Irishhosta items are original as well as authentic. Furthermore, with more than 40 years of experience, we possess the knowledge required to guarantee each and every item. We Are Buying: If you need bona fide answers or would like to communicate with Irishhosta, message us through eBay, type Irishhosta into any Internet search engine, or go to the top of our eBay store home page: http://stores.ebay.com/Irishhosta-Sportscards Do you have a collection to sell, would you like additional information on an item, or do you desire an honest evaluation of something which is potentially valuable? You will receive a prompt response to every inquiry and you can depend upon us for a professional experience with first class service.

Price: 25000 USD

Location: Fort Myers, Florida

End Time: 2024-05-05T23:16:35.000Z

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