MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On Oct. 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play in an NBA game. Lloyd was a ...

Three-quarters of a century ago, the NBA witnessed the debut of a pioneer credited as a “truly historic figure in American ...

Friday marks the 75th anniversary of the first NBA game featuring an African American player, celebrated in Rochester. In 1950, Earl Lloyd made history by playing for the ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — History was made when Alexandria, Virginia native Earl Lloyd became the first African American to in the NBA when he stepped on the hardwood for the Washington Capitols on ...

A pee wee basketball league in Rochester is honoring the first African American to play in an NBA game, which was played in Rochester 75 years ago. On Oct. 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd played for the ...

Like many Black sports pioneers before him, Earl Lloyd, the first Black player to appear in an NBA game, encountered the ugly side of humanity. It didn’t stop him. His parents were in the stands ...

Earl Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history, died Thursday. He was 86. Lloyd's alma mater, West Virginia State, confirmed his death. It did not provide details. "The NBA family has lost one of ...

The children of Earl Lloyd, Nat Clifton and Chuck Cooper reflect on their fathers and discuss the legacies they left that forever changed the NBA. Steve Aschburner Earl Lloyd, selected No. 100 in the ...