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ABA announces strategic relationship with DBANDS

November 12, 2005 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release


Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that DBANDS are the Official Headband of the professional basketball league. DBANDS are the first new patent design for sweatbands in fifty years, designed with extra material on top for improved function, safety and a completely new look. They won't slip and they protect the eyes much better than conventional sweatbands and absorb more sweat.

DBANDS first came on the scene during the 2003-2004 season when it signed six NBA players, Eddie Curry (New York Knicks), Brad Miller (Sacramento Kings), Jamal Crawford (New York Knicks), Ron Artest (Indiana Pacers), James Posey (Miami Heat) and Linton Johnson III (New Jersey Nets) to endorse the DBANDS. This past summer DBANDS sponsored a team at the Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC) at Rucker Park in Harlem, NY and became the Official Headband of EBC. During the 8 weeks of the EBC Tournament DBANDS gained great national exposre on ESPN ands NBA TV and continues to do so.

"We applaud the ABA for its commitment to provide safer equipment for its players," said Vincent Norment, inventor of DBANDS. They saw the value of the product first hand in NY this summer and recognized the value of the product which prevents the sweatband from slipping and obscuring the player's vision. And it also prevents sweat from spilling onto the floor, a cause of injuries. The ABA provides a great environment and community for DBANDS and we hope to see them on many of the players shortly."

Joe Newman, ABA CEO added, "We really like this product. It is definitely not a gimmick, actually it's a major breakthrough as conventional sweatbands have many problems. We are offering them on the ABA website (www.abalive.com - go to ABA store) and we're sending samples to the teams. Hopefully, the NBA, college and high schools will adopt this unique product also. We're looking forward to a great relationship." For more information about DBANDS, call 212 464 8345, www.dbands.com email dsagroup@hotmail.com or visit http://www.abalive.com/.

Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.



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