After quitting the team, he turned down a $35,000 a year offer from the Philadelphia Warriors that would have made him the second-highest paid player in the NBA to found his own barnstorming team, the Harlem Magicians, after finding out that Saperstein was a part-owner of the Warriors.
After quitting the team, he declined a $35,000 annual salary from the Philadelphia Warriors, which would have made him the second highest paid player in the NBA. He then decided to start his own barnstorming team, the Harlem Magicians, after finding out that Saperstein was a part-owner of the Warriors.