American Basketball League (1996-1998)

The American Basketball League of 1996 was an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. At the same time the ABL was being formed, the National Basketball Association was creating the Women's National Basketball Association. Both organizations came into existence during a surge in popularity for women's basketball in the United States that followed the undefeated, gold medal-winning performance of the United States Women's basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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La American Basketball League était une ligue professionnelle de basket-ball féminin aux États-Unis. Elle a été crée en mêe temps que la Women's National Basketball Association (propriété de la NBA), profitant de la popularité croissante du basket-ball féminin aux États-Unis après la victoire de la sélection nationale aux Jeux olympiques d'Atlanta.
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