Cincinnati Slammers
July 18, 2020
During the early-to-mid 1980’s, the Continental Basketball Association made several efforts to grab a foothold in “Major League” cities. The CBA, at the time, was akin to triple-A baseball and had a formal partnership with the NBA. While the CBA established passionate followings in cities like Albany, New York and La Crosse, Wisconsin during the 1980’s, the league’s experience in Cincinnati was typical of the box office busts that resulted from each one of its major market adventures.
