Ozzie Silna, Who Took the NBA for 3/4 of a Billion

[paul secor]

N.Y. Times Obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/sports/basketball/ozzie-silna-savvy-owner-of-the-st-louis-spirits-is-dead-at-83.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fobituaries&action=click&contentCollection=obituaries&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

[GA Russell]

For those who care, this was all related to the famous Baltimore Terrapins case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Terrapins

In the days before radio, the Supreme Court ruled that baseball was not interstate commerce.  Sixty years later, everyone knew better, and the basketball people did not enjoy an exemption from anti-trust laws.  It was illegal for the four ABA teams to abandon those not admitted to the NBA.

[paul secor]

I just love the story of how the big time NBA and their hotshot lawyers got taken by two brothers they thought were just small time guys.

Edited April 30, 2016 by paul secor