How foundrymen shaped the NBA. (Shakeout).
With the National Basketball Assn. (NBA NBA
abbr.
1. National Basketball Association
2. National Boxing Association
NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= ) tipping off this month,
most foundrymen would be surprised to know that a close relationship
exists between metalcasting and two NBA basketball franchises. Both the
Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. Franchise history
From Fort Wayne to Detroit and the Baltimore Bullets Baltimore Bullets has been the name of three different basketball franchises. - For the team that played in the league from 1947 through 1955, when it became the last NBA franchise to fold, see: Baltimore Bullets (original)
(now known as the Washington
Wizards) were named after foundries. One foundryman, Fred Zollner Fred Zollner (January 22, 1901 – June 21, 1982) was called "Mr. Pro Basketball" as the founder and longtime owner of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons) and a key figure in the merger of National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America , the
original owner of the Detroit Pistons, was so influential in the sport
that he was given the official title of "Mr. Pro Basketball"
at the 1975 All-Star Game.
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