On Feb 26, 2015: #EarlLloyd, 1st African American #basketballplayer in the #NBA, died at 86.
#RIP 💐🥺😭
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Earl Lloyd, Pioneering NBA Player, 1950

OTD day in 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first of three Black players (Chuck Cooper and Nat Clifton were the other two) in the National Basketball Association, paving the way for other African Americans who would follow.

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

On October 31,1950, 21-year-old #EarlLloyd became the first African-American to play in the NBA.
He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

On October 31,1950, 21-year-old #EarlLloyd became the first African-American to play in the NBA.
He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.