As the NBA celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the historic 1950-51 season, we look back at the NBA debuts of the league’s three Pioneers and first black players: Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton. 75 years ago today (10/31/1950), Earl Lloyd, the first Black player to play in an NBA game, made his NBA debut for the Washington Capitols against the Rochester Royals. A day later, on 11/1/1950, Chuck Cooper, the first Black player selected in the NBA Draft, made his NBA debut for

🏀On March 2, 1951 the inaugural NBA All-Star Game was held at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The idea of holding an All-Star Game was conceived during a meeting between NBA President Maurice Podoloff, NBA publicity director Haskell Cohen and Boston Celtics owner Walter A. Brown. Although most people were pessimistic about the idea, Brown remained confident that it would be a success. He even offered to host the game and to cover all the expenses or potential losses incurred from the ga

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