The Detroit Gems were an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan. It played one season, 1946–47, in the Western Division of the...
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Los Angeles Lakers (section Detroit Pistons)
2008. "Gems retain NBL franchise". Detroit Free Press. May 12, 1947. p. 12. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. "Detroit Gems Nat'l cage...
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Uncut Gems is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. It stars Adam Sandler...
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They lost the Detroit Eagles due to World War II, both the Detroit Gems of the NBL (who became the Minneapolis Lakers) and the Detroit Falcons of the...
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Lakers in Minneapolis following its relocation from Detroit where it played as the Detroit Gems the previous season. The Lakers won the National Basketball...
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franchise was founded in 1946 as the Detroit Gems. It played one season in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Detroit before new ownership moved the team...
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Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise traces its roots to the NBL's Detroit Gems which was formed in 1946 and relocated to Minneapolis in 1947 to become...
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Howie McCarty (category Detroit Gems players)
Cleveland Allmen Transfers and Detroit Falcons, as well as in the Basketball Association of America for the Detroit Gems. McCarty played college basketball...
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Detroit (/dɪˈtrɔɪt/ dih-TROYT, locally also /ˈdiːtrɔɪt/ DEE-troyt) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city...
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(Main article) Relocated from Minnesota in 1960 Previously known as the Detroit Gems (1946–1947) and Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1960) Play at Crypto.com Arena...
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Charles Perry (basketball) (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems. In five games he averaged 3.0 points per contest. Perry was also an...
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professional sports teams, all of which play in the Detroit metropolitan area. The Pistons played at Detroit's Cobo Arena until 1978 and at the Pontiac Silverdome...
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Basketball League (NBL) during the 1946–47 season under the name of the Detroit Gems but moved to Minnesota and became the Minneapolis Lakers the following...
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popular local nightclub. In 1947, he along with Morris Chalfen bought the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League (NBL). They relocated and renamed the...
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Del Loranger (category Detroit Gems players)
including the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems, Indianapolis Kautskys, and Detroit Vagabond Kings. As a player, he averaged 6.8 points...
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The Gem Theatre is a performing arts theater located in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1927 in the Spanish Revival style, it houses a two level theater with...
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NBA teams trace their history back to the NBL: the Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Sacramento...
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Tom Meyer (basketball) (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems during the 1946–47 season and averaged 7.8 points per game. "Tom Meyer"...
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Fordite (redirect from Detroit agate)
Ford Motor Company factories in Detroit. According to the Ford Motor Company, fordite has been around since the 1920s. Gems & Gemology claims fordite "was...
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Fred Campbell (basketball) (category Detroit Gems coaches)
in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems and Detroit Vagabond Kings. While playing for the Gems he served as the head coach during the second...
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Frank Sabo (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems. In only three career games he averaged 5.3 points per contest. Sabo...
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Lakers–Pistons rivalry (category Detroit Pistons)
originally the Detroit Gems before moving to Minneapolis, while the Pistons were originally based in Fort Wayne, Indiana before moving to Detroit. The Lakers...
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Bob Dykstra (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems early in the 1946–47 season before being sold to the Sheboygan Red Skins...
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Vaughn Waddell (category Detroit Gems players)
basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems for eight games early in the 1946–47 season. He averaged 3.1 points per...
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Eddie Parry (category Detroit Gems players)
player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Eagles and Detroit Gems. In three total NBL seasons, he averaged 5.6 points per game...
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Connie O'Connor (category Detroit Gems players)
baseball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems in 1946–47 and averaged 5.4 points per game. In baseball, he played for...
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Association (NBA). The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League (NBL) before moving the...
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Philip Sachs (category Detroit Gems coaches)
Falcons. Prior to coaching in the BAA, he had spent time coaching the Detroit Gems before they entered the National Basketball League. Sachs was born in...
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Chuck Hawley (category Detroit Gems players)
In 12 career games during the 1946–47 season, Hawley played for the Detroit Gems and scored 17 points. Hawley began playing in the minor league at age...
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school used to hold professional basketball games for a season for the Detroit Gems, who eventually became the Los Angeles Lakers. The parish was the centerpiece...
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