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Buffalo Braves
Conference
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
Founded
1970
History
Buffalo Braves 1970–1978 San Diego Clippers 1978–1984 Los Angeles Clippers 1984–present[1][2]
Arena
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Location
Buffalo, New York
Team colors
Black, white, orange, Columbia blue[3]
Team manager
Eddie Donovan (1970–1975)
Head coach
Dolph Schayes (1970–1972) Johnny McCarthy (1972) Jack Ramsay (1972–1976) Tates Locke (1976–1977) Bob MacKinnon (1977) Joe Mullaney (1977) Cotton Fitzsimmons (1977–1978)
Ownership
Paul Snyder (1970–1977) John Y. Brown Jr. (1976–1978) Harry T. Mangurian Jr. (1977–1978) (minority partner)
Championships
None
Conference titles
None
Division titles
None
Playoff appearances
3 (1974, 1975, 1976)
The Buffalo Braves were an American professional basketball franchise based in Buffalo, New York. The Braves competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division from 1970 until 1978. In 1978, Braves owner John Y. Brown Jr. swapped franchises with then-Boston Celtics owner Irv Levin, who then moved the team to San Diego, where it was renamed the San Diego Clippers. The franchise relocated to Los Angeles in 1984, becoming the Los Angeles Clippers.
^"History: Team by Team" (PDF). 2019-20 Official NBA Guide. NBA Properties, Inc. October 17, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^"NBA.com/Stats–LA Clippers seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^"Braves Quick Facts". Clippers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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