{"id":142,"date":"2026-01-18T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:55:56","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-5ce22c0714bb32215f6246e6718a1bfa feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">American Basketball Federation<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> A fan reimagines the NBA\/ABA merger.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/2026\/02\/16\/1976-abf-offseason-moves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"1976 ABF Offseason Moves\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/abf-150x150.png\" title=\"1976 ABF Offseason Moves\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/2026\/02\/16\/1976-abf-offseason-moves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">1976 ABF Offseason Moves<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.distantreplaysports.com\">abfcommish<\/a> on February 16, 2026 <\/small><p>Three Blockbuster Moves Reshape the ABF Houston acquires:\u00a0Moses MaloneSt. Louis receives:\u00a01977 first-round pick, 1978 second-round pick, cash considerations [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/2026\/02\/15\/1976-abf-season-fallout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"1976 ABF Season Fallout\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/abf-150x150.png\" title=\"1976 ABF Season Fallout\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/2026\/02\/15\/1976-abf-season-fallout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">1976 ABF Season Fallout<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.distantreplaysports.com\">abfcommish<\/a> on February 15, 2026 <\/small><p>Promotion\/Relegation Premier League Promoted: Relegated: Championship Promoted: Relegated: We will keep a close eye on all teams that have been promoted and [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/2026\/02\/14\/abf-inaugural-all-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"ABF Inaugural All-Stars\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/abf-150x150.png\" title=\"ABF Inaugural All-Stars\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/abf\/2026\/02\/14\/abf-inaugural-all-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">ABF Inaugural All-Stars<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.distantreplaysports.com\">abfcommish<\/a> on February 14, 2026 <\/small><p>The Best of 1976 Note: This is a work in progress. 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