In 1976, four ABA teams — the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs — merged with the NBA. The terms of the merger required each team to pay the NBA $3.2 million ...

collecting his 54th straight to surpass Kevin Love for the longest single-season streak since the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. Going into the game, Sabonis was averaging 20.0 points, 13.7 rebounds and ...