[5] In 1979, the Summer Pro League championship game was held on August 12 between the Adidas sponsored team and Athletes in Action, led by Marvin Delph.
[6] The Summer Pro League Most Valuable Player in 1980 was awarded to Bernard King, who played for the Golden State Warriors.
When reporters compared her to Ann Meyers, who had an unsuccessful tryout with the Indiana Pacers two years prior, Lieberman rejected the comparison telling the Associated Press, "I'm not trying to showcase myself [...] I'm not saying that I can play in the NBA.
[10] Lee was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1975 at the urging of Walton, due to his performance in that year's Summer Pro League.
[22] Bryant and teammate Derek Fisher mentioned the game while reminiscing on their career together during post-game interviews following the Lakers 2010 NBA Finals victory.
Selected for the NBA division team was Kebu Stewart from the Los Angeles Clippers, Paul Pierce from the Boston Celtics, Bonzi Wells from the Portland Trail Blazers, Robert Traylor from the Milwaukee Bucks and Andre Miller for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Under National Football League rules, Moss needed written permission from his team, the Minnesota Vikings, to participate in the SPL.
He paid the $395 league entry fee and signed a waiver that stated if he was injured while playing basketball, the Vikings would not be responsible for the remainder of his contract.
Staff for the dream team was Pat Riley as head coach, Jerry West as general manager and Mark Cuban as owner.
[30] In 2004, the Rockets, Hornets, Nuggets, Raptors and SuperSonics were replaced by the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs.