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-====== June 6, 1946 ====== +{{page>1946_news#june 6, 1946}}
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-===== News ===== +
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-• The Basketball Association of America was formed with teams to play in 13 cities: Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, St Louis, Toronto, and Washington +
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-• The Philadelphia franchise was awarded to [[Peter Tyrrell]], the general manager of the Philadelphia Arena +
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-• The team would call themselves the Warriors, adopting a name well-known in local basketball lore +
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-• Tyrrell announced that Philadelphia Sphas coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] would be the team’s head coach +
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-• Gottlieb would continue coaching the Sphas while also coaching in the BAA +
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-<prespan>     [[1946 calendar]]|Back to Calendar]]      [[july-31-1946|Jul 31, 1946 >]]</prespan> +
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