DALLAS
Eugene “Goo” Kennedy knew something was amiss.
There had been constant whispers that his life was about to change, that has career was about to be turned upside down.
The year was 1976, and Kennedy, a former TCU standout, was playing with the American Basketball Association's Utah Stars. Then came the stunning announcement that had Kennedy and other ABA players tossing and turning in their sleep.
“We were still playing and we were playing good ball at that time, and then all of a sudden the owners and coaches called all of us to practice,” Kennedy said. “When we got to practice they announced to us that the ABA was folding and it was going to be a merger and Utah was not part of the merger.
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