The Baltimore Claws were an American basketball team which was supposed to appear in the 1975–76 season in the American Basketball Association. However, the team folded operations before the ABA's final season started, playing only three exhibition games, all losses, in …

The American Basketball Association has terminated the Baltimore Claws franchise effective immediately. Earlier this season, before Baltimore made application, we were prepared to go with nine financially strong franchises. The Baltimore franchise was available subject to certain financial commitments.

On September 19, 1975, the Claws obtained star center Dan Issel from the Kentucky Colonels, the team that won the 1975 ABA Championship. The Claws also traded guard Rick Mount to the Utah Stars for guards Joe Hamilton and Tim VanBlommesteyn.

Apr 24, 2019 · Baltimore Claws. The Baltimore Claws are a mere footnote in the city’s basketball history, collapsing before their inaugural ABA season began in 1975.

On October 11, Baltimore played the NBA Philadelphia 76ers at Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The Sixers beat the Claws 103-82, behind 28 points from Doug Collins. Finally, on October 17, the Claws played the Squires in Emmitsburg, Maryland, at Knott Arena (on the campus of Mt. St. Mary's College).

Baltimore Claws were an American Basketball Association team in 1975. They were known as the Baltimore Hustlers upon their arrival in Maryland; they replaced the Memphis Sounds in the league in its final season before the ABA-NBA merger.

The Baltimore Claws were an American basketball team which was supposed to appear in the 1975–76 season in the American Basketball Association. The team collapsed before the season started, playing only three exhibition games, all losses, in its brief history.

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The Baltimore Claws were a team in the American Basketball Association. They never played a regular season game. They folded before the season even began. 1967-1970: New Orleans Buccaneers...

The Baltimore Claws was an American basketball team which was supposed to appear in the 1975-76 season in the American Basketball Association. The team collapsed before the season started, playing only three exhibition games, all losses, in its brief history.