Back in the 1950s, the NBA was at its lowest point. Not only was it almost irrelevant compared to other national sports like baseball, football and hockey, but far from what it is now in terms of ...

The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball ...

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The date was Oct. 31, 1950. Instead of a Halloween costume, Earl Francis Lloyd wore a Washington Capitols basketball uniform as he took his well-earned place on a court at Edgerton Park Sports Arena ...

Seventy-five years ago, Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton, and Earl Lloyd became pioneers in the NBA. These three Black players were the first to break the league's color barrier during the ...

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