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NBA draft: 1986: 1st round, 1st overall pick: Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers: Playing career: 1986–1994: Position: Center: Number: 43: Career history; 1986–1995: Cleveland Cavaliers: Career highlights and awards; 5× NBA All-Star (1988, 1989, 1991–1993) All-NBA Third Team ; NBA All-Rookie First Team ; No. 43 retired by Cleveland ...
Kendrick Le'Dale Perkins (born November 10, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as sports analyst for ESPN.He entered the NBA directly out of high school and played for the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans, winning the NBA Championship in 2008 with the Celtics.
NBA Most Valuable Player: 2004; NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2008; NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2003; 15-time NBA All-Star: 1997–2011, 2013 Selected to 14 consecutive All-Star teams (1997–2011) (no game in 1999 due to lockout) Selected in 2008, but did not play due to injury; 9-time All-NBA selection: First Team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
The ongoing legacy of Black NBA players PHOENIX, ARIZONA – OCTOBER 28: Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up prior to the game against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center on ...
[43] Monroe's number 15 jersey was retired by the New York Knicks on March 1, 1986. In 1990, he was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Monroe was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. In 2006, Monroe was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
TV series 'Clipped' chronicles the fall of an NBA owner and the rise of Black players' activism. Curtis Bunn. June 4, 2024 at 2:03 PM. A decade ago, the NBA grew up.
Darryl R. Dawkins (January 11, 1957 – August 27, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was particularly known for his tenure with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career.
In 1950, the recently formed NBA made Chuck Cooper its first Black draftee. (The NBL, a direct precursor that’s been snubbed in NBA history , added its first Black players in 1942).