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NBA in the ’70s: Haywood case set stage for ‘One and Done’

FILE - Basketball star Spencer Haywood leaves U.S. district court in Los Angeles Jan. 8, 1971, with attorney Al Ross, left, and president Sam Schulman of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA after a judge ruled in effect for and against him in his law suit against the NBA. The ruling permits Haywood to resume play with the SuperSonics, but continues a temporary restraining order against the NBA to give Haywood's attorneys time to file a cause of action which would require evidence of anti-trust violation. (AP Photo/Wally Fong) FILE - Spencer Haywood (8) of the U.S. leaps to block a shot by Yugoslavia's Peter Skanski as the U.S. defeated the Yugoslavia team to win the Summer Olympics gold medal in Mexico City, Oct. 25, 1968. Also defending for the U.S.: Calvin Fowler (11) and James King (14). (AP Photo, File) FILE - Spencer Haywood (24) of the Washington Bullets gets set to block a shot by Louis Orr of the Indiana Pacers during second quarter action at the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., Dec. 26, 1981 Haywood knocked the ball away, into the hands of teammate Greg Ballard. (AP Photo/Joe Giza, File) Former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist Spencer Haywood poses for a photo at his Las Vegas home Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) Former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist Spencer Haywood shows his Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame trophy at his Las Vegas home Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Haywood was inducted into the hall of fame in September 2015. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) Former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist Spencer Haywood shows a signed ball from his American Basketball Association days at his Las Vegas home Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) Former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist Spencer Haywood shows a Seattle SuperSonics jersey at his Las Vegas home Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Haywood, the trailblazing forward who grew up picking cotton in Mississippi and wound up reshaping the league in a way that many take for granted today. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) FILE - Spencer Haywood (24) of the Seattle SuperSonics drives around Sidney Wicks of the Portland Trail Blazers as he drives toward the basket during their NBA exhibition game at the Forum in Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 7, 1972. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File) FILE - Spencer Haywood, center, who has just signed with the NBA Seattle SuperSonics, sits at a press conference in Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31, 1970. (AP Photo, File) Former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist Spencer Haywood poses for a photo in front of his basketball memorabilia at his Las Vegas home Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Haywood, the trailblazing forward who grew up picking cotton in Mississippi and wound up reshaping the league in a way that many take for granted today. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
NBA in the ’70s: Haywood case set stage for ‘One and Done’