Earl Lloyd
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Inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic to celebrate Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, Nathaniel ‘Sweetwater’ Clifton
Game in Feb. 2026 will honor first African Americans to play in NBA
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Making the case for Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla
In 1972, Ray Scott — the NBA’s first Black Coach of the Year — was a young assistant thrust into the head job. He thinks Boston’s coach is heading in the right direction.
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When T.C. Williams High School — yes, the one from ‘Remember the Titans’ — named its court after Earl Lloyd
Ten years ago, the school honored the first black player in the NBA even though he attended Parker-Gray, the all-black high school
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Who should replace Jerry West on a new NBA logo?
The choice is yours
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Kawhi Leonard’s passion for Earl Lloyd documentary comes through loud and clear
Quiet Spurs star is co-executive producer of film about NBA’s first black player
The Uplift
Today in black history: Earl Lloyd dies, Fats Domino and Marshall Faulk are born and more
Black History Month: The Undefeated edition Feb. 26
HBCU
If the best HBCU basketball players of all time played 5-on-5, who’d win?
The Undefeated’s top 20 HBCU basketball players of all time
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Earl Lloyd’s son maintains his legacy as an NBA icon
Kevin Lloyd is making sure the world knows his father’s impact — from the league, to players and more
HBCU
Earl Lloyd’s son pushes for historic U.S. stamp
The NBA pioneer’s son seeks support to get stamp for dad, who was first black player