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-====== June 6, 1946 ======
+{{page>1946_news#june 6, 1946}}
-===== News =====
-•	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.
-•	The Philadelphia franchise was awarded to the Philadelphia Arena corporation with [[Peter Tyrrell]] as general manager.
-•	The team would call themselves the Warriors, adopting a name well-known in local basketball lore.
-•	Tyrrell announced that Philadelphia Sphas coach [[Eddie Gottlieb]] would be the team’s head coach.
-•	Gottlieb would continue coaching the Sphas while also coaching in the BAA.
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