NBA, NBPA to honor 75th anniversary of first Black NBA players throughout 2025-26 season

Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton and Earl Lloyd, the league’s first Black players, will be celebrated in 2025-26.

75 Years After First HBCU Player Was Drafted, Did NBA Drop The Ball In Recent Drafts?

As HBCU basketball continues to showcase its best in all-star games and combines, NBA execs are focused elsewhere for talent.
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NBA Announces Pioneers Scholarship, Highlighting The 75th Anniversary Of League’s 1st Black Players

The scholarship acknowledges the league's first Black players, Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, and Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball ...

Charles Barkley torches Mavs over Cooper Flagg’s role as No. 1 pick struggles in NBA debut

Cooper Flagg’s first half of NBA basketball was one to forget. The No. 1 overall pick of this year’s draft went scoreless ...

Best moments from the first 'Inside the NBA' ESPN broadcast

Esteemed NBA pre-game show 'Inside the NBA' has moved to ESPN for the 2025-26 season. Here are the best moments from the ...

NBA Pioneers Day

NBA Pioneers Day. Steph Curry, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaylen Brown introduce a new day honoring the achievements of the NBAs barrier-breaking pioneers Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and ...