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Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd made history in 1950, becoming the first Black players ever drafted to the NBA and integrating the league. Together with Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, these future Hall of Famers dazzled on the court even as they battled racism off the floor. #BHM | NBA
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Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd made history in 1950, becoming the first Black players ever drafted to the NBA and integrating the league. Together with Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, these future Hall of Famers dazzled on the court even as they battled racism off the floor. #BHM | NBA
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As the NBA celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the historic 1950-51 season, we look back at the NBA debuts of the league’s three Pioneers and first Black players: Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton. 75 years ago today (11/1/1950), Chuck Cooper, the first Black player selected in the NBA Draft, made his NBA debut for the Boston Celtics against the Fort Wayne Pistons. One day prior, on 10/31/1950, Earl Lloyd, the first Black player to play in an NBA game, made his NBA debut for t
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As the NBA celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the historic 1950-51 season, we look back at the NBA debuts of the league’s three Pioneers and first Black players: Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton. 75 years ago today (11/1/1950), Chuck Cooper, the first Black player selected in the NBA Draft, made his NBA debut for the Boston Celtics against the Fort Wayne Pistons. One day prior, on 10/31/1950, Earl Lloyd, the first Black player to play in an NBA game, made his NBA debut for t
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Standing at 19.50” tall to celebrate the year the Pioneers entered the league (1950) and 20.25cm wide, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Pioneers entering the league. All the angles and measurements of the trophy are guided by these two numbers! The NBA Pioneers are Chuck Cooper (the first Black player drafted into the league), Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton (the first Black player to sign with an NBA team), and Earl Lloyd (the first Black player to appear in an NBA game). The winner of t
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Standing at 19.50” tall to celebrate the year the Pioneers entered the league (1950) and 20.25cm wide, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Pioneers entering the league. All the angles and measurements of the trophy are guided by these two numbers! The NBA Pioneers are Chuck Cooper (the first Black player drafted into the league), Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton (the first Black player to sign with an NBA team), and Earl Lloyd (the first Black player to appear in an NBA game). The winner of t
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75 years ago today, Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton became the first Black players to be drafted into the NBA 👏 NBPA President C.J. McCollum and Malika Andrews on the impact of the 1950 NBA Draft. | NBA on ESPN
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75 years ago today, Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton became the first Black players to be drafted into the NBA 👏 NBPA President C.J. McCollum and Malika Andrews on the impact of the 1950 NBA Draft. | NBA on ESPN
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