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1986-87 Savannah Spirits program from the Continental Basketball Association

Savannah Spirits

Continental Basketball Association (1986-1988) Born: April 1986 – The Detroit Spirits relocate to Savannah, GA Moved: June 24, 1988 (Tulsa Fast Breakers) First Game: December 4, 1986 (L

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Detroit Spirits Continental Basketball Association

Detroit Spirits

The Detroit Spirits were a minor league basketball franchise that toiled in the shadow of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons for five seasons during the mid-1980’s. The Spirits served up a chaotic blend of triumph, tribulation and low comedy that could have launched a thousand Hollywood screenplays. The team won a league championship, signed notorious NBA burnout Marvin “Bad News Barnes”, and fell victim to a bizarre scheme that saw enterprising state prison inmates bill $19,000 in long distance phone calls to the team’s account. And that was just the Spirits’ first season…

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