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Forgive us for missing this one...but we didn't know such a team even existed (sorry Jacksonville friends).
Apparently, this past weekend (Feb.4th to be exact). The Jacksonville Giants broke their own ABA scoring record by dropping 211 points in a game.
Yes, that's right, the Giants beat the dreaded Columbus Riverballers 211-84. That includes a half-time score of 108-26.
Stunned? Yeah...so are we.
The team plays in the ABA. No, not the ABA of the 1970's, though we guess the comparison could be made.
This ABA has somewhere close to 100 teams and believe it or not, the Giants actually drew some 2,500 fans to their game.
We can't vouch for the quality of play, though we suspect it varies..wildly. The budgets, miniscule, but the players take it seriously.
We don't know...yet if there is an ABA Championship or anything like that, but we certainly will look into it.
In the meantime, if you like minor league hoops, check out the leagues website ABAlive.com. Chances are there is a team near you.
For proof, Fox 30, WAWS gives us some highlights (must have been a ton of them):
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