American Basketball League

The American Basketball League is an existing professional basketball league founded by Steve Haney, the former attorney to NBA Hall of Fame basketball players Magic Johnson and Dominique Wilkins.

The league was rebranded by Haney for the purpose of developing a professional basketball league to train US players the rules and regulations of the international game. In 1999, Steve Haney coordinated Magic Johnsom's much-publicized comeback to basketball, where Johnson played 6 games for Haney's Swedish club, Magic M7. Haney later negotiated Dominique Wilkins' 2005 return to Athens, Greece, where Wilkins previously led Greek League team Panathanaikos to a Euroleague Championship.

Combining forces with Haney in the ABL is the father of future NBA Hall of Famer basketball player Tony Parker. Tony Parker, Sr., who operates as the Executive Vice President of the ABL, is also a member of the Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) and is assigned to assist in the establishment of a first ever US farm system with international professional club teams.

The modern day American Basketball League will play a 24 game schedule commencing in January of 2013. The history of the American Basketball League includes the following defunct leagues;

• American Basketball League (1925–1955), the first major professional basketball league
• American Basketball League (1961–1963), a league that only played a single full season
• American Basketball League (1996–1998), a women's basketball league