Tag: Was basketball popular in the 70s?
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How much did NBA players make in the 70s?
In 1970, the average player earned a $35,000 salary (equivalent to around $224,000 today). By decade’s end, that had jumped to $180,000 ($641,000 today). [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Professional sports were as popular as ever in the 1970s, but basketball was one of those…