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==Basketball== The [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) went through several phases of compensation and other arcane provisions before reaching almost unrestricted free agency. The first player in that league—and the first American major-league athlete—to challenge the reserve clause was [[Rick Barry]]. In 1969, he wanted to leave the [[San Francisco Warriors]] after his second season to play for the [[American Basketball Association]]’s (ABA) [[Oakland Oaks (ABA)|Oakland Oaks]], who were coached by his father-in-law, [[Bruce Hale]]. Barry sat out a season before joining the Oaks.<ref name="Slate Rick Barry article">{{cite news|last=Hollander|first=Dave|title=Big Jerk, Bigger Hero|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2013/11/rick_barry_free_agency_one_of_the_biggest_jerks_in_basketball_history_is.html|newspaper=[[Slate (website)|Slate]]|date=November 24, 2013|access-date=November 26, 2013}}</ref>
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