75 yrs ago today. FIRST GAME IN NBA HISTORY. Oct. 29, 1949 “Hawks, Nuggets Set To Inaugurate New League” That was the headline of Tri-Cities Blackhawks Vs. old Denver Nuggets. Hawks came out on top 93-85. Game took place at the Wharton Fieldhouse in Moline. 3,450 in attendance.

My great-granduncle Leo Ferris is NBA co-founder & 24-sec shotclock co-creator. He repeatedly gets passed over by Basketball HOF & we believe issue is NBA refuses to acknowledge their real birthday #NBA says its 1st game was played Nov. 1, 1946 but history suggests different date

Seventy years ago tonight, the NBA introduced a new innovation to its then-fledgling league: a 24-second shot clock. It saved the Association. Wrote about its implementation, and the now-forgotten man central to that effort, a couple years ago: bit.ly/3rnmU7c

70 YEARS AGO TODAY FIRST NBA game to use 24-sec #shotclock. - Oct. 30, 1954 Rochester Royals beat Boston Celtics 98-95. Scoring increased 79.5 to 93.1ppg the first season of the clock. With Danny Biasone, Ferris was a central figure in developing 24sec rule that saved the #NBA

Kiyan Anthony (and his dad) at party celebrating his decision

Just mailed out more documents for the Leo Ferris Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Basketball HOF nomination file. Prayers & fingers crossed that 2025 is finally the year for Uncle Leo. A very special thanks to friends, family, & journalists that have supported the Ferris campaign.

Happy to report Leo Ferris is again a nominee for Basketball HOF induction in the Veterans Category. Leo was: • Shotclock co-creator • NBA Co-founder • Inaugural NBA Board of Governors • Helped intergrate pro basketball • Built Nationals Championship team • Atl Hawks founder

Pulling for Leo and for Mack Calvin. Wrote about Leo's role in the invention of the 24-second clock both for our Top 75 series in The Athletic and for our new book "The Basketball 100," now out and available:

A picture of Leo Ferris with fellow NBA owners during the early days of the league pops up in the first 10 minutes of episode #1 of the new #Celtics documentary series on #HBO. Ferris was an NBA co-founder & went on to co-create the 24sec Shotclock in #Syracuse #SyracuseNationals

Leo's great-grandnephew can play basketball! Check it out 👀🏀🔥

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MADE Hoops Christian Figueroa. Team White Mamba 15U #starthere