Editing Washington Caps (section)

==Origins==
With the formation of the ABA in February 1967 a team was awarded to [[Oakland, California]] for $30,000 with singer [[Pat Boone]] as primary owner. The team was originally the Oakland Americans but the name was eventually changed to the [[Oakland Oaks (ABA)|Oakland Oaks]]. [[NBA]] superstar [[Rick Barry]] signed with the Oaks, as did [[Steve Jones (basketball)|Steve Jones]] and [[Levern Tart]]. Barry, however, was prevented from playing in the ABA due to a lawsuit brought by his former NBA team (regarding enforcement of the [[reserve clause]] in his contract), so he spent the season as an Oaks radio announcer instead of as a player. The Oaks won the very first ABA game in 1967 (a 132–129 victory against the [[Anaheim Amigos]] on October 3, 1967. After Barry returned in the 1967–68 season, they breezed through the regular season then won the 1969 ABA Championship over the [[Indiana Pacers]] in the playoffs. However, the Bank of America was threatening to foreclose on a $1.2 million loan to the team and in August, 1969, a group of investors led by real estate attorney [[Earl Foreman]] bought the team and moved it to Washington, D.C., for the upcoming season.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Sports Team History|date=26 February 2017 |url=https://sportsteamhistory.com/washington-caps/}}</ref>