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American Basketball Association Australia known as the ABA League Australia started May 14 2017 CJ HENDERSON APPOINTED CEO OF ABA AUSTRALIA Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that CJ Henderson as been appointed CEO of ABA Australia, the second initiative in the league’s international expansion. “The ABA brand is recognized worldwide,” stated ABA co-founder Joe Newman. “Each year, we send over 250 players to play internationally and have established some remarkable relationships. Many countries have expressed interest in the exciting ABA rules and in our fan-friendly affordable approach to professional basketball. We are very happy to have CJ leading the effort in Australia.

Though born in Oklahoma into a sports family with one member playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and the other being NFL legend Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson, CJ has been involved with basketball all his life and played internationally for two seasons. He is a US Navy veteran aboard the famous USS Missouri and has lived in Sydney Australia for 28 years including coaching two local teams to championships.

He currently runs a sports marketing business in Sydney and is partnered with a global sporting app along with some of the biggest names in the NBA. “As a young man he grew up watching the original ABA evolve and I am really looking forward to re-creating that magic for the young people of Australia,” added Henderson. “My first goal is to recruit 4-8 teams owners to form teams, and like the ABA, we’ll make it the easiest to own and operate of any professional sports league. We are excited and pleased with this opportunity.”

THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION The American Basketball Association (ABA) is a men’s professional basketball league. The league has grown to become the largest professional sports league in the world! In 1999 Joe Newman and Richard P. Tinkham founded the league. It is the re-launch of the original ABA which merged with the NBA in 1976. Tinkham co-founded both the original ABA and the Indiana Pacers. Joe Newman was the CEO of Joe Newman Advertising, Inc. and Alliance Broadcasting Group, Inc.

The ABA was established in 1967 and merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976 [New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets]. Some of the ABA notable players where: Julius Irving (Dr. J) George Gervin (The Iceman), Ricky Barry, Moses Malone along with, many others that came to be NBA players. The ABA was reformed in 2000 in partnership with the NBA and has been operating in harmony for the past 16 years.