April 25, 2024
Thursday
THE blacks – or specifically African-Americans – have become the masters of the game of basketball. Earl Lloyd broke the color barrier in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by becoming the first black man to suit up in the American professional league on Halloween night in 1950. And more historic firsts by African-Americans were later […]
EARL Lloyd broke the color barrier in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by becoming the first black man to play in the league on Halloween night in 1950. And there are more historic firsts for African-Americans in the world’s ultimate cage forum. All-time great and Hall of Famer Bill Russell, the winningest player in NBA […]
FROM Tuesday’s Hoopster dish, here are more memorable moments in National Basketball Association (NBA) history in the month of October. October 19, 1961 – Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia (now Golden State) Warriors began a streak of 126 consecutive games with 20 or more points. The streak, which included an all-time league single game record […]