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Marques Johnson: The memory that stands out and I think about more than anything is from 1976. I was going to go pro with the Denver Nuggets . They were still in the ABA right before the merger.
Everything fell through. The NBA found out that they were going to sign me without going through the Draft. They said, ‘If you sign Marques Johnson, the merger is off.
’ So Larry Brown (Nuggets coach) and Herb Brown (Pistons coach) didn’t talk for over 20 years over that . essentiallysports. com This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: They said, ‘If you sign Marques Johnson, the merger is …