Posts Tagged “N.B.A.”
Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Community, History, Race, tags: Basic, Basketball Hall of Fame, Celtics, Chuck Cooper Classic, Duquesne, Earl Lloyd, Harlem Globetrotters, Make History Now, N.B.A., Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Pittsburgh, West Virginia State, World War II
Duquesne honors Chuck Cooper, among first blacks in NBA, by staging inaugural Chuck Cooper Classic, a hoops doubleheader featuring HBCU teams. How cool is that?
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Culture, History, Music, N.B.A., Women, tags: Basic, Basketball, Black, Chicago Bulls, History, Jam, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, N.B.A., N.B.A. Draft, Players, Teams
A very good summary by HoopFeed.com of how Michael Jackson’s influence touched the world of basketball.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Books, History, N.B.A., Race, tags: African American, Basic, Basketball, Basketball Association of America, Bill Russell, Black, Detroit Pistons, Earl Lloyd, French Lick, History, Michael Jordan, Murry Nelson, N.B.A., NASSH, National Basketball League, New York Original Celtics, Penn State, Pickup Basketball, Players, Rochester Royals, Shaquille O'Neal, Teams
The NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1996. The problem is that it didn’t exist until 1950 when the BAA merged with the NBL. This new book clears that up.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Film, History, N.B.A., Race, Relationships, tags: 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1920, 1948, African American, Basic, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Black, Black Fives, Black Fives Era, Breaking Through, Columbia University, Commonwealth Big Five, Don Barksdale, Dr. James Naismith, History, Joe Lapchick, John McLendon, N.B.A., N.C.A.A., National Invitational Tournament, Negro Leagues, New York All Stars, New York Knicks, New York Rens, Paul Robeson, Philadelphia Panthers, Players, Rutgers, Smart Set Athletic Club, St. Christopher, St. Christopher Club, Teams, U.C.L.A.
I want to mention several recent and upcoming birthdays, related to the Black Fives Era of basketball.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, History, N.B.A., Premium, Race, tags: African American, Amsterdam News, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Bill Russell, Black, Bob Douglas, Candidates, David Robinson, Enshrinement, Eyre Saitch, Fats Jenkins, Frank Forbes, Howie Evans, John McLendon, John Stockton, Michael Jordan, N.B.A., Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, New York Renaissance, Players, Puggy Bell, Renaissance Ballroom, Springfield College, Tarzan Cooper, Teams, Zach Clayton
But now it’s as if the Hall mistakenly thinks that its progress regarding the election of African Americans in general somehow goes toward satisfying the need to consider specific deserving black pioneers from the earlier time.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, History, N.B.A., Premium, Relationships, tags: Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Black, Economy, Enshrinement, Jerry Colangelo, John Doleva, N.B.A., Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield
I have to admit that when I first saw the headline suggesting that the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is struggling financially, I wasn’t surprised.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Culture, History, N.B.A., Race, tags: 1939, Basic, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, Chicago Coliseum, Homestead Grays, Martin Johnson, N.B.A., Negro Leagues, Negro Leagues of Baseball, New York Renaissance, Oshkosh All Stars, Players, Teams, The Root, TheRoot.com
True, there are plenty of basketball stories right now amid the March Madness and the ever-tightening races for playoff position in the NBA. But there’s an important addition that should not be overlooked. This weekend marks the 70th anniversary of a landmark event in basketball.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, Family, History, Premium, Race, Relationships, tags: African American, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Black, Black Fives, Butler Fieldhouse, Frankfort Hot Dogs, Franklin Indiana, Fuzzy Vandivier, George Crowe, Grizzly Cubs, History, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Star, Major League Baseball, Mr. Basketball, N.B.A., New York Rens, Players, Teams, Vintage, Wonder Five
Part I of a multi-part series on George Crowe, the last living Harlem Rens player, covers his Indiana schoolboy basketball career.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, History, N.B.A., Premium, Race, tags: African American, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Bernie Price, Bill Jones, Black, Black Fives, Duke Cumberland, Globetrotters, Harlem Globetrotters, History, Jim White, N.B.A., National Basketball League, Players, Renaissance, Sonny Boswell, Studebakers, Teams, Vintage, Wisconsin, World Pro Basketball Championship
Brian Gaynor of the Des Moines Register copped some nice research about the breaking of the racial color barrier in the old National Basketball League, for a piece he wrote that appeared this week in the Sheboygan Press.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, History, N.B.A., Premium, Race, tags: African American, American Basketball League, Amsterdam News, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Black, Black Fives, Celtics, Charlie Isles, Dayton Rens, Donald Hinds, Earl Lloyd, Ethel DeZonie, Hank DeZonie, History, Jackie Robinson, John Isaacs, Los Angeles Red Devils, N.B.A., National Basketball League, Peter Vescey, Players, Puggy Bell, Renaissance Ballroom, Sonny Woods, Teams, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Willie Smith, World Pro Basketball Tournament, Y.M.C.A., Zach Clayton
Henry “Hank” DeZonie, who was a star basketball player with the Harlem Yankees, New York Renaissance, Dayton Rens of the National Basketball League, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball Association, died January 2, 2009, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Harlem. He would have been 87 years old yesterday.
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