The Brooklyn Gothams were an American

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team based in

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that was a member of the American Basketball League. The team was originally called the Westchester Indians and was based in

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. They relocated to Brooklyn, New York and became the New York Gothams on January 20, 1945. They settled on the name Brooklyn Gothams at the end of the 1945/1946 season.

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