Had the trio of Charles "Chuck" Cooper, Earl "Big Cat" Lloyd and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton come with scouting labels leading up to the 1950 NBA Draft, they'd have read simply: “Under extreme pressure.” Cooper was the first African-American player to ever be drafted into the National Basketball Association, Lloyd was the first black player to […] The post BHM 2019: Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat Clifton Broke the NBA’s Color Barrier appeared first on SLAMonline.
BHM 2019: Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat Clifton Broke the NBA's Color Barrier
SLAMonline - 12 Feb 2019 21:45
Had the trio of Charles "Chuck" Cooper, Earl "Big Cat" Lloyd and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton come with scouting labels leading up to the 1950 NBA Draft, they'd have read simply: “Under extreme pressure.” Cooper was the first African-American player to ever be drafted into the National Basketball Association, Lloyd was the first black player to […] The post BHM 2019: Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat Clifton Broke the NBA’s Color Barrier appeared first on SLAMonline.
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