The is being denounced for denying pensions to elderly retired ABA players following passing of 79-year-old Sam Smith, a former Stars guard who died of congestive heart failure on May 18 after his failed crusade for a $2,000 monthly check from the league.'It would have been life-changing,' his widow Helen told the of the $2,000 pension that never came. 'Because we were living. We were getting everything paid, but we couldn't do a lot more.''I am so mad at the NBA,' said Scott Tarter, the CEO and founder of Dropping Dimes, a charity aimed at helping struggling former ABA players and their families. 'Here is a guy who should have been enjoying a pension and instead ... another one is gone.'
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