Back in the 1950s, the NBA was at its lowest point.

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The 1950s saw the first wave of NBA centers come in and Dominate the league right away. Leading this charge was George Mian who played a total of seven seasons with the Minneapolis Lakers from 1949 ...

The date was October 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 ...

Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat Clifton transformed the NBA in 1950 as the league's first Black players. Steve Aschburner Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat Clifton were the first 3 Black players to ...

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Over the last month-plus, we have been on a journey through time in the NBA, ranking the 5 greatest players at every position in every decade from the 1950s through the 2020s. We started with the ...