Learn about the significant contributions of African-Americans to basketball, including their rise to prominence in the NBA, ...

Later that year, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to play in an NBA game. Tennis star Althea Gibson also joined the U.S. tennis tour, making her the first Black player to do so.

Cancel anytime. CLEVELAND, Ohio – The NBA integrated in 1950, when Earl Lloyd, a ninth-round pick of the Washington Capitols, took the court. It would take 18 more years for the league to put a ...

The Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium is an annual conversation with Sports Legacy Award recipients that highlights honorees’ thoughts on Dr. King’s legacy—including their views on work ...

On the night of October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd, a forward with the Washington Capitols, became the first African-American to play in an NBA game. From that moment, Lloyd would forever change how ...

On April 25, 1950, a monumental chapter in NBA history unfolded as Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd made groundbreaking strides by becoming the first African Americans to be drafted into the NBA.

"The first one, along with Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd," former Globetrotter Herbert Lang said. It was a big shot made in history that has impacted so many after him. Now, that shot is getting ...

History was made when Alexandria, Virginia native Earl Lloyd became the first African American to in the NBA when he stepped on the floors for the Washington ...

Lloyd Earl Chambers, age 88, of Covington, IN, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Fountain Springs in Covington. Lloyd was born on June 10, 1936 in Marshfield, IN.