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{{Infobox basketball club | color1 = #D4AF37 | color2 = #1034A6 | name = Minnesota Muskies | logo = File:Minnesota_Muskies.jpg | division = Eastern Division | founded = 1967 | history = {{unbulleted list|'''Minnesota Muskies'''<br />1967β1968|'''[[Miami Floridians|Miami Floridians/The Floridians]]'''<br />1968β1972}} | arena = [[Met Center|Metropolitan Sports Center]] | city = [[Bloomington, Minnesota]] | colors = [[Blue]] and [[Gold (color)|Gold]]<br />{{color box|#1034A6}} {{color box|#D4AF37}} | coach = [[Jim Pollard]] | manager = [[Dennis Murphy (sports entrepreneur)|Dennis Murphy]] | owner = {{unbulleted list|L.P. Shields & Fred Jefferson<br />1968β1969 |[[James Edwin Doyle|Ned Doyle]]<br />1970}} }} The '''Minnesota Muskies''' were a member of the [[American Basketball Association]], born with the league's creation on February 2, 1967. L.P. Shields and Fred Jefferson were the owners after paying a franchise fee of $30,000. The team then played one season in Minnesota before moving to [[Miami]], [[Florida]] to become [[The Floridians]]. The team colors were blue and gold and games were played in the [[Met Center|Metropolitan Sports Center]] in [[Bloomington, Minnesota]], which they shared with the [[Minnesota North Stars]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/138368709.html|title = Rand: Minnesota Muskies anyone?|website = [[Star Tribune]]}}</ref>
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