Fifty summers after the ABA-NBA merger, George Gervin, Ralph Simpson and others reflect on the league whose swagger and innovations changed basketball forever After practice, George Gervin wanted to go home. He was a rookie playing for the Virginia Squires of the upstart American Basketball Asso...
Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/05/aba-history-dr-j-george-gervin-dunk-contest-merger-feature)