ADD US TO YOUR SAVED SELLERS LIST! Denver Rockets ABA Basketball embroidered hooded sweatshirt. Sizes Small to 5XL. Tall sizes available in LT to 4XLT. Buy with confidence. We are a trusted seller for over 20 years. See our other listings. All shirts purchased will be sewn similar to shirt pictured. The Rockets are  now the Denver Nuggets. Original colors were orange, black, and white, hence the offering of orange shirts with this logo. In 1967, one of the ABA's charter franchises was awarded to a group in Kansas City, Missouri, headed by Southern Californian businessman James Trindle. However, Trindle was unable to find a suitable arena in the Kansas City area. League commissioner George Mikan suggested moving the team to Denver. After agreeing to name Denver resident and former NBA player Vince Boryla as general manager, Trindle moved his team to Denver as the Denver Larks, named after Colorado's state bird. The Trindle group was severely undercapitalized, leading Mikan to order the Larks to post a $100,000 performance bond or lose the franchise. Hours before the deadline, Trindle sold a ⅔ controlling interest to Denver trucking magnate Bill Ringsby for $350,000. Ringsby then renamed the team the Rockets, after his company's long-haul trucks. Satisfaction guaranteed.