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The influence of Black NBA stars goes beyond basketball and into fashion, music and youth culture. The journey of Black players in the NBA began with Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetwater ...
(The NBL, a direct precursor that’s been snubbed in NBA history, added its first Black players in 1942). Everyone has heard of the Harlem Globetrotters, whose influence on the sport is clear.
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).
The NBA was founded in June 1946, with its first season played in 1946–47. Wat Misaka debuted in 1947–48 as the first non-white player and the first Asian American to play in the league. [1] [4] African Americans first appeared in the NBA in 1950. Chuck Cooper was the first black player drafted in the NBA. [5]
[a] He played his first game for the New York Knicks on November 4, four days after the debut of Washington Capitols player Earl Lloyd, the first black player to appear in an NBA game. [9] Already 27 years old when he made his debut, Clifton in his first season helped lead the team to its first-ever appearance in the NBA finals, losing in game ...
Theresa Runstedtler, a historian of race and sports and former Raptors dancer, talks through 'Black Ball,' her book on how Black players changed the NBA.
First African American NBA basketball players: Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton (New York Knicks), Chuck Cooper (Boston Celtics), and Earl Lloyd (Washington Capitols). [29] Harold Hunter was the first to sign an NBA contract, with the Washington Capitols on April 26, 1950. [30] [31] He was released from it during training camp and did not play ...
By being honest, Monty Williams got to the heart of a contradiction Black people have to live with: One America puts the other America in impossible situations and expects it to react with grace.