Baltimore Hustlers Mugs
Description: The Baltimore Hustlers were a basketball team that was scheduled to play in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1975. The team was originally the Memphis Sounds, but the name was changed to the Hustlers before being changed again to the Claws due to local opposition and pressure from the league. The team played three exhibition games as the Claws before folding.
Description: Baltimore Claws History – Team Origin and AchievementsThe "Baltimore Hustlers" was a proposed nickname for an American Basketball Association (ABA) team in 1975 that was quickly renamed the "Baltimore Claws" due to public and league disapproval. The team, originally the Memphis Sounds, relocated to Baltimore but folded after playing only three exhibition games before the 1975–76 season began.
Description: The Memphis Sounds were a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) that played in Memphis from 1970 to 1975. The franchise originated as the New Orleans Buccaneers before moving to Memphis, where it was also known as the Memphis Pros and Memphis Tams. Renamed the "Sounds" in 1974 to honor the city's music history, the team folded after the 1974-75 season when it was sold and relocated to Baltimore.
