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Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key Takeaways The journey of Black players in the NBA began with Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton in 1950. […]
Sixteen head coaches have spent their entire NBA coaching careers with the Pistons. Notable players and coaches who spent time with the Pistons include Curly Armstrong, [12] Red Rocha, [13] Dick McGuire, [14] Dave DeBusschere, [15] Donnis Butcher, [16] Terry Dischinger, [17] Earl Lloyd, [18] Ray Scott, [19] and Michael Curry. [20]
The 1955 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1954–55 NBA season.The best-of-seven series was won by the Syracuse Nationals, who defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons in the final game when Syracuse's George King made a free throw with 12 seconds left to put the Nationals up 92–91.
Beginning with the 2021–22 season, the Southeast Division champion has received the Earl Lloyd Trophy. As with the other division championship trophies, it is named after one of the African American pioneers from NBA history. Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play in an NBA game, debuting for the Washington Capitols on October ...
Fifteen years after NBC pulled the rug out from under My Name Is Earl fans, series vets Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee and Jaime Pressly are back together again. The stars of the mid-aughts comedy ...
Here, see all the best photos of the British royal family at the 2024 Royal Ascot (we'll update this every day, so check back!): Day 4: June 21, 2024.
The 15–0 start of the 1948–49 team was the best in NBA history until the Golden State Warriors broke it in 2015–16 by starting 24–0, though the Houston Rockets had previously tied the Capitols' record in 1993–94, and later, tied by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2024–25.