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EIGHT IS ENOUGH: FORMER NBA EXECS BEHIND 4-ON-4 HOOP LEAGUE

          Plans for a new four-player, men's pro basketball
     league called the "4-BALL LEAGUE" have been announced by a
     group of veteran basketball execs, according to GOULD
     MEDIA's TV SPORTSFILE.  The eight-team league would have a
     40-game season between June and August and consist of
     Eastern and Western conferences that play a short playoff
     schedule similar to that of the WNBA.  Players will come
     from college, Europe and the CBA and be paid between $25,000
     and $35,000.  League founder Rob Ryder: "We are exploring
     several cities and the final team locations will be
     determined by mid-sized arena availability in the largest
     television markets."  Other partners include former
     TrailBlazers and Clippers VP Harvey Frankel and former Heat
     Exec VP/GM Dave Wohl.  Ryder: "In no way, shape or form are
     we trying to compete with the NBA, but we hope to be a
     developmental league for younger players."  Ryder added that
     the league has already "secured financing contingent on a TV
     deal" that is being developed, and has about a "60-40
     chance" of beginning play next summer (GOULD MEDIA, 11/11).
     

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