'They were all literally sitting around going, 'What the hell?'' said Scott Tartar, of Dropping Dimes, which helped ABA players get pensions from NBA.
The first installment of those payments were sent out this month."Just in time for Christmas," Tartar said."Yes, it kind of is a Christmas miracle."
"Unbelievable. I am telling you," Tartar said."I have shed some serious tears over this. It's just insane how impactful this is going to be to these players."The former ABA players are now in their 70s and 80s. Some are homeless, living under bridges. Some. Others can't afford dentures or a new suit to go to church.
"I'm not asking for some kind of hand out or something I didn't work for or deserve," Card said. "I don't know why these guys don't step up and say, 'Why shouldn't we take care of them like they took care of us?'"to IndyStar, saying it was in discussions with Dropping Dimes on pensions for former ABA players.
But when the checks started arriving in mailboxes this month, the payouts had changed for some of the players. Some were getting extra money from their time in the NBA. Some, who didn't think they would qualify for either league, were getting money they didn't expect. Before his death, Smith said he considered himself lucky compared to his former teammates. At least he had health insurance from his career working at a Ford plant. But the pension money would have been a windfall for the family, said Smith's wife, Helen, after he died.
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