ABA adds Los Angeles Slam to expansion list
Published on January 23, 2009 under American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that the well-known Los Angeles Slam professional basketball team has been added to its West Coast expansion. According to Joe Newman, ABA CEO, the LA Slam were originally set to begin play next season - but Coach Don had come a long way in developing his organization and team so they were added to the teams playing this season - and they have been very competitive, recently defeating the very powerful Beijing Aoshen Olympian. The Slam is a great addition to the ABA and Coach Don, the Head Coach and GM is a very special person indeed."
The team will be owned by Don Sanchies, a man with an extensive background in law enforcement having held the ranks of both detective and sergeant. He was also President/Founder of "City Security Academy" that specialized in training police officers and security officers for the State of California.
"I have coached basketball for over 30 years at various levels, including youth basketball, high school traveling teams, pro-am and now the ABA," stated Sanchies. "I am very excited about this great opportunity. I have extensive experience with building and marketing business on the internet; I have been Editor of several popular websites and have been interviewed by many national radio programs. The Los Angeles SLAM organization is looking forward to a long and lasting relationship with the ABA." For more information, email info@losangelesslam.com or visit www.losangelesslam.com or www.abalive.com.
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