A Fine Clip Honoring NBA Pioneer Clifton

On February 14, 2011, in Community, Culture, History, NBA, Race, Video, by Black Fives

This fine clip from ESPN.com honors Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first three African Americans to play in the NBA. Clifton played for the New York Rens and the Harlem Globetrotters before signing with the Knicks in 1950.

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The 2010 World Basketball Orgy

On August 20, 2010, in Community, Culture, Goodwill, History, Humor, NBA, Premium, by Black Fives

For fans like me, the amazing basketball events of last week — beautifully staged by Nike and the Basketball Hall of Fame, from Harlem to Springfield and back — might as well have been called the “World Basketball Orgy.”

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Our Interview With NBA Pioneer Earl Lloyd About His New Book

On July 26, 2010, in Community, Culture, Featured, History, NBA, Premium, Race, Relationships, by Black Fives

I interviewed basketball pioneer Earl Lloyd, the first black player in the NBA, who says he’s “extremely retired,” about his new book, “Moonfixer.”

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The Black Fives: Basketball’s Forgotten (Black) History

On March 18, 2010, in Community, Culture, History, Music, NBA, by Black Fives

By Vince Thomas for TheRoot.com: Before the NBA was desegregated, there were the Black Fives.

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