Logo of a team from the defunct American Basketball Association, the Miami Floridians. The franchise began as a charter member of the league in 1968 as the Minnesota Muskies, but relocated to Miami after one season. They played in Miami until 1972, making the ABA playoffs 3 of their 4 years of existence there, but never drew well at the box office. In the 1970 season, the team marketed itself as a “regional” franchise, playing home games in Tampa, Jacksonville, and West Palm Beach as well as Miami, and were known as “The Floridians”. There weren’t many notable players in the team’s history, but they did have ball girls clad in bikinis and go-go boots, and at one time did what a lot of fans wish their home teams would do – they “fired” (traded or released) all of their players, and kept the coach.