George Karl Explores How the ABA Was ‘a Godsend for Sports’
Posted Jun 30, 2026
Before George Karl was an NBA head coach, before leading Seattle to the NBA Finals, before stints as head coach in Milwaukee, Denver and Sacramento, before collecting 1,175 wins on the sideline, Karl was a heady, 6' 2" point guard with the then–American Basketball Association’s San Antonio Spurs, until the league merged with the NBA in 1976.
(Sports Illustrated)
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