Item description for Denver Rockets ABA Basketball Embroidered Mens Polo XS-6X, LT-4XLT Nuggets New

ADD US TO YOUR SAVED SELLERS LIST! Denver Rockets ABA Basketball Mens embroidered polo shirt. Sizes Extra Small to 6XL. Tall sizes available in LT to 4XLT. Buy with confidence. We are a trusted seller for over 20 years. See our other listings. All shirts purchased will be sewn similar to shirts pictured. The Rockets are now the Denver Nuggets. Original colors were orange, black, and white, hence the offering of orange shirts with this logo. In 1967, one of the ABA's charter franchises was awarded to a group in Kansas City, Missouri, headed by Southern Californian businessman James Trindle. However, Trindle was unable to find a suitable arena in the Kansas City area. League commissioner George Mikan suggested moving the team to Denver. After agreeing to name Denver resident and former NBA player Vince Boryla as general manager, Trindle moved his team to Denver as the Denver Larks, named after Colorado's state bird. The Trindle group was severely undercapitalized, leading Mikan to order the Larks to post a $100,000 performance bond or lose the franchise. Hours before the deadline, Trindle sold a ⅔ controlling interest to Denver trucking magnate Bill Ringsby for $350,000. Ringsby then renamed the team the Rockets, after his company's long-haul trucks.