Elton Brand is giving local basketball fans something else to cheer about. At the urging of his mother, the popular Los Angeles Clippers forward is financing an expansion team in the revived American Basketball Association. The Westchester Phantoms are expected to debut Nov. 4 against the Strong Island Sound at Peekskill High School. Daisy Brand is listed as the franchise owner. Her oldest son, Artie McGriff, is the general manager. According to several current teams in the ABA, it costs up to $500,000 a year to operate a franchise. The main goal right now is to create awareness of the new team.
-- The Journal News
NBA's Elton Brand finances ABA team