The Brooklyn Celtics were an American

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team based in

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that was a member of the American Basketball League. During the first half of the 1940/41 season, the

Troy Celtics The Troy Haymakers were an American basketball team based in Troy, New York, that was a member of the American Basketball League. After its first season the team became known as the Troy Celtics. During the first half of the 1939/40 season, the t ...

moved to Brooklyn to become the ''Brooklyn Celtics''.

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