Chuck Cooper broke historic NBA barriers with the Boston Celtics. The Duquesne alum was the first Black player drafted into the NBA in the history of the then still-young league, picked up by the ...
Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton and Earl Lloyd, the league’s first Black players, will be celebrated in 2025-26. Official release The NBA plans to pay tribute to (from left) Chuck Cooper, ...
Clifton, Cooper and Lloyd are all Naismith Basketball ...
February 1 carries special significance across the NBA. The day marks the start of Black History Month as the NBA is honoring the 75th anniversary of three late NBA pioneers – Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd ...
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A hotel didn’t allow the first African-American drafted into NBA to stay with his Celtics teammates
The NBA held its inaugural Pioneers Classic on Sunday when the Boston Celtics took on the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden. The game was a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the debut seasons of Chuck ...
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