Early NBA Conditions
This was the year that the NBA was founded
What is 1949?
This player became the first president of the NBPA
Who is Bob Cousy?
This is what the NBPA stands for
What is the National Basketball Players Association
This is the definition of a pension plan in the NBA
What is a retirement plan negotiated by players and owners?
This was the year in which the NBA players threatened to boycott the All-Star Game
What is 1964?
This was the average salary for a player during this time
What is 6,000-8,000?
This player’s tragic injury in 1958 highlighted the lack of medical protections for players.
Who is Maurice Stokes?
In this year, the NBPA was officially formed
What is 1954?
This type of fine was abolished by the league in 1957 after the NBPA demanded it
What is a whispering fine?
This is the specific benefit that players were demanding in 1964
What is a pension plan?
These two leagues merged to form the NBA
What is the BAA and the NBL?
This player was the teammate and legal guardian of Maurice Stokes during his injury
Who is Jack Twyman?
In this year, the NBPA was officially RECOGNIZED by the NBA and the first contract was signed
What is 1957?
This is the legal term for the right of workers to negotiate as a group with their employer
What is collective bargaining?
This benefit was held every year in honor of an injured player
What is the Maurice Stokes memorial game?
This was the team salary cap amount
What is $55,000
This player is the CURRENT president of the NBPA
Who is Fred VanFleet
What is the Baltimore Bullets?
This is the decision that owners made for defunct NBA team in 1954
What is 2 weeks of back salary?
This former NBA player filed a lawsuit against the NBA in 2019 over the 1969 pension plan
Who is Zaid Abdul-Aziz?
He was the commissioner of the NBA in the mid 1950s
Who is Maurice Podoloff
He was the president of the NBPA after Bob Cousy
Who is Tom Heinsohn
He was the lawyer that helped the NBPA unionize
Who is Larry Fleisher
This amount was settled for the first NBA pension plan
What is $100 a month?
In 1967, the NBPA won this amount for a pension plan
What is $600 a month?