This is the saga of the $81,000 needed to refurbish the Minneapolis Armory to make it into a major league basketball playing site.
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Elgin Baylor: One-Man Franchise, 1958
“Baylor,” says straight-talking Paul Seymour, the coach of the Syracuse Nationals, “is the best rookie I’ve ever seen.”
The “New” Lakers, 1958
Thus, were born the “New” Minneapolis Lakers.
New Pro Cage League Plans Include L.A.
Below is the first mid-1960s mention of a named second pro basketball league to rival the NBA. The newspaper article ran in the Los Angeles Times on November 15, 1966. The United Basketball League was—you guessed it—the fleeting original name of the American Basketball Association (ABA).
From Way Downtown 