Sacramento & LOS ANGELES, ca. June 30, 2011: Joe Newman, Chairman/CEO of the American Basketball Association, Inc. (ABA), Deon Taylor, CEO of Ether Marketing & Consulting, LLC (EMC), and J. Erving of 6Sports, LLC (6Sports) have announced they have joined forces to create a new ABA division, ABA Classics. 6Sports, LLC (6Sports), led by music, entertainment, and sports entrepreneur J. Erving, will partner with EMC in this effort. The new ABA Classics division will consist of 12 teams, comprised of professional basketball players drawn from top ABA players, former NBA players, former NCAA players, and the streets, rec leagues, and playgrounds of the world, that will compete for the ABA Classics Division championship title and their share of a substantial prize money purse. www.ABALive.com