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Bob Cousy on the horrible state of the NBA in the 1950s: "There was no interest whatsoever... Unless you had the Globetrotters"
Back in the 1950s, the NBA was at its lowest point.
Earl Lloyd made NBA history in 1950. And after serving his country, Lloyd made more history while serving the Detroit Pistons ...
On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team sold the contract of small forward Chuck Cooper to the (then) Milwaukee (now, Atlanta) Hawks in 1953. Cooper, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had ...
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Today in Boston Celtics history: Mo Mahoney born; Tony Lavelli debuts; Gene Guarilia dies
Before he went overseas, however, Mahoney was selected by the Celtics with the 62nd overall pick (there were many more rounds ...
Seventy-five years ago, Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton, and Earl Lloyd became pioneers in the NBA. These three Black players were the first to break the league's color barrier during the ...
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