▁commission er ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁announced ▁the ▁league ' s ▁shut down ▁after ▁trying ▁un success fully ▁to ▁contact ▁the ▁surv iving ▁eight ▁teams ' ▁invest ors ▁and ▁team ▁own ers . ▁Fischer , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁H ust le , ▁ins isted ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁field ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁would ▁go ▁bar n st orm ing ▁if ▁the ▁league ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁existence , ▁and ▁thought ▁that ▁teams ▁would ▁be ▁field ed ▁for ▁a ▁fourth ▁season ▁by ▁Chicago , ▁Neb r aska ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁profession ally ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Women ' s ▁American ▁Basketball ▁Association . ▁ ▁Teams ▁ ▁California ▁Dream s ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 ) ▁/ ▁Neb r aska ▁W r ang lers ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ) ▁ ▁Chicago ▁H ust le ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 8 1 ) ▁▁ ▁Dallas ▁Diam onds ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 8 1 ) ▁ ▁Day ton ▁Rock ettes ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 ) ▁/ ▁Washington ▁Met ros ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 ) ▁ ▁Houston ▁Ang els ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 8 0 ) ▁ ▁Iowa ▁Cor net s ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 8 0 ) ▁ ▁Mil w au kee ▁Does ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 8 0 ) ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁F ill ies ▁( 1