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A hotel didn’t allow the first African-American drafted into NBA to stay with his Celtics teammates
Chuck Cooper's son recounts his father being denied entry into a hotel because he was Black.
Honor the NBA's first African American players through the Pioneer line and the Pioneers game celebrating Nat Clifton, Chuck ...
If you tuned in to watch the Milwaukee Bucks play against the Boston Celtics tonight, chances are an extra accessory on their ...
When the legacy of the Boston Celtics is discussed, most often the conversation turns to championships. Behind stars such as ...
Chuck Cooper broke historic NBA barriers with the Boston Celtics. The Duquesne alum was the first Black player drafted into the NBA in the history of the then still-young league, picked up by the ...
In the inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic, the Celtics and Bucks celebrated the 75th anniversary of the breaking of the NBA's color barrier.
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Celtics blow out Bucks during inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic honoring league's first Black players
The game honored the 75th anniversary of Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat Clifton becoming the NBA's first Black players.
Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton and Earl Lloyd, the league’s first Black players, will be celebrated in 2025-26. Official release The NBA plans to pay tribute to (from left) Chuck Cooper, ...
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