Cooper Clifton Lloyd

Clifton, cooper and lloyd are all naismith basketball hall of famers who have passed away. 1 day agohonor the nba's first african american players through the pioneer line and the pioneers game celebrating nat clifton, chuck cooper and earl lloyd. The nba debuts 75 years ago of earl lloyd, chuck cooper and nat “sweetwater” clifton, the league’s first black players didn’t garner headlines.

15 hours agowhen lloyd, cooper, and clifton entered the league in 1950, the nba barely existed as a cultural force. 18 hours agothe game spotlighted basketball hall of famers chuck cooper, nathaniel “sweetwater” clifton and earl lloyd, who were the first black players to be drafted, sign an nba contract and. 2 hours agothe families of cooper, lloyd and clifton all were in attendance and introduced at halftime of boston’s 107-79 rout of milwaukee.

3 days agowest virginia state — where cooper began his college career and where lloyd played his entire college career — and clifton’s alma mater, xavier of new orleans, already have received a . Sep 30, 2025the nba and the national basketball players association will reveal plans today on how they will honor the 75th anniversary of three late nba pioneers – chuck cooper, earl lloyd and. 18 hours agothe game honored the 75th anniversary of earl lloyd, chuck cooper and nat clifton becoming the nba's first black players.

1 day agorelatives of cooper, clifton, and lloyd joined brown on the court for a pregame address, while families of bill russell (the first black head coach) and red auerbach (celtics head coach in.