Black History Month: List of first Black players to reach NBA ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Don Barksdale broke barriers as an African-American by becoming the first member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team (1948), the first to win a gold medal (1948), and the first to play in the NBA ...
How a trio of pioneers gave rise to racial integration in the NBA
Mar 31, 2022 · Baseball dwarfed basketball in popularity nationally, and African-Americans already were familiar in college hoops. Take a look back at Earl Lloyd's pioneering entrance to the NBA.
Top Moments: Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, Nat Clifton blaze new …
Sep 14, 2021 · And on Oct. 31, 1950, Lloyd, a member of the Washington Capitols, became the first African-American to play in an NBA game when he entered a game against the Rochester Royals.
Built By Black History - The NBA Celebrates Black History Month
List of 1st Black players to reach NBA milestones. Celebrating key Black players, coaches and referees who helped propel the sport of basketball and the NBA.
Black History Month - NBA.com
Isiah Thomas sits down with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to discuss his activism as part of Black History Month.
Six Who Paved the Way - NBA.com
Feb 7, 2006 · William Himmelman, an expert on the first 50 years of professional basketball, found that 73 black players participated in predominantly white basketball leagues before the NBA was integrated ...
Black History Month Quick Facts & Trivia - NBA.com
Feb 2, 2010 · • Wilt Chamberlin was the first basketball player to score 100 points in a single game and also the first to score 30,000 points in the NBA. • Sheryl Swoopes was the first woman to have an ...
Q&A: Edwin Bancroft Henderson II on the 'Grandfather of Black …
Feb 22, 2024 · Basketball was very much his passion. But he was involved in the NAACP and very important issues that affected his community. In Washington, there were no venues for Blacks to play.
Earl Lloyd: The Man Who Broke the NBA’s Color Barrier
In 1955, the Syracuse Nationals won the NBA title, making Lloyd and teammate Jim Tucker the first black players to play for a championship team.
'The Queen of Basketball:' Why have we never heard of Lusia Harris?
Mar 28, 2022 · Thanks to the documentary, “The Queen of Basketball” — and some promotion from Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry — she soon will be. Harris is one of the pioneers of women’s basketball.