The stories and legacies of Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton have been woven into the fabric of the NBA.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Arnold "Red" Auerbach coached his first regular-season game with the storied ball club.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Chuck Cooper was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1926. Cooper played his NCAA basketball at West Virginia State and then after, Duquesne, his time at the former ...

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, ...

Debut Games. On October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd stepped onto the court and into history as the first Black player to play in an NBA game, becoming a Pioneer in the NBA.

The scholarship acknowledges the league's first Black players, Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, and Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball ...