Hur fick baltimore bullets deras namn?
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Lagets ursprungliga smeknamn var en vinkning till Chicagos köttindustri och deras hemmaarena, International Amphitheater, låg bredvid Union Stock Yards. Det var dock extremt impopulärt eftersom det var samma smeknamn som användes av NFL:s Green Bay Packers, bittra rivaler till Chicago Bears. Efter bara ett år bytte organisationen namn till Chicago Zephyrs och spelade sina hemmamatcher i Chicago Coliseum (Sapersteins ABL Majors hindrade laget från att spela i det större Chicago Stadium). Deras enda säsong som Zephyrs hade den tidigare Purdue-stjärnan Terry Dischinger, som vann utmärkelsen Årets rookie. 1963 flyttade laget till Baltimore, Maryland, och blev Baltimore Bullets, som tog sitt namn från 1940- och 50-talets Baltimore Bullets BAA/NBA-lag och spelade sina hemmamatcher i Baltimore Civic Center (NBA skulle återvända till Chicago 1966 när Chicago Bulls började spela). Under sitt första år i Baltimore slutade Bullets på fjärde plats i en Western Division med fem lag.
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The team's original nickname was a nod to Chicago's meatpacking industry; their home arena, the International Amphitheater, was next door to the Union Stock Yards. However, it was extremely unpopular since it was the same nickname used by the NFL's Green Bay Packers, bitter rivals of the Chicago Bears. After only one year, the organization changed its name to the Chicago Zephyrs and played its home games at the Chicago Coliseum (Saperstein's ABL Majors prevented the team from playing in the larger Chicago Stadium). Their only season as the Zephyrs boasted former Purdue star Terry Dischinger, who went on to win Rookie of the Year honors. In 1963 the franchise moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and became the Baltimore Bullets, taking their name from a 1940s–'50s Baltimore Bullets BAA/NBA franchise and playing home games at the Baltimore Civic Center (the NBA would return to Chicago in 1966 when the Chicago Bulls began play). In their first year in Baltimore, the Bullets finished fourth in a five–team Western Division.
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