<P> The ABA -- NBA merger was the merger of the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) with the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , which after multiple attempts over several years occurred in 1976 . The NBA and ABA had entered merger talks as early as 1970 , but an antitrust suit filed by the head of the NBA players union , Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'n , blocked the merger until 1976 . </P>
<P> The ABA -- NBA merger was the merger of the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) with the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , which after multiple attempts over several years occurred in 1976 . The NBA and ABA had entered merger talks as early as 1970 , but an antitrust suit filed by the head of the NBA players union , Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'n , blocked the merger until 1976 . </P>
when did the aba merge with the nba
when did the aba merge with the nba
1976
1976