Clifton, Cooper and Lloyd are all Naismith Basketball ...
In the inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic, the Celtics and Bucks celebrated the 75th anniversary of the breaking of the NBA's color barrier.
Honor the NBA's first African American players through the Pioneer line and the Pioneers game celebrating Nat Clifton, Chuck ...
The date was Oct. 31, 1950. Instead of a Halloween costume, Earl Francis Lloyd wore a Washington Capitols basketball uniform as he took his well-earned place on a court at Edgerton Park Sports Arena ...
Earl Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history, died Thursday. He was 86. Lloyd's alma mater, West Virginia State, confirmed his death. It did not provide details. "The NBA family has lost one of ...
The game honored the 75th anniversary of Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat Clifton becoming the NBA's first Black players.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A pee wee basketball league in Rochester is honoring the first African American to play in an NBA game, which was played in Rochester 75 years ago. On Oct. 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd ...