NBA celebrates 75th anniversary of first Black players | Starting 5: Wolves, Lakers set for critical Game 3 RJ Hamster 18 hours ago Advertisements GAMES NEWS NBA ID LEAGUE PASS NBA celebrates 75th anniversary of first Black players Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat Clifton transformed the NBA in 1950 as the league’s first Black players. Starting 5: Wolves, Lakers set for critical Game 3 Tatum still doubtful for Game 3 in Orlando Bucks need defensive solutions for Pacers Milwaukee heads home trailing 2-0 in the series after giving up 117 and 123 points in 2 road losses to Indiana. Shaqtin’ A Fool: Nature calls in Studio J Nikola Jokić makes a rare appearance this week. Even rarer, Shaq joins the countdown for his emergency bathroom break. 2025 NBA Playoffs: Schedule and results The 2025 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament took place April 15-18. The first round of the NBA Playoffs starts on April 19. 5 takeaways: Clips roll Nuggets in Game 3 LA is hitting its stride at the perfect time, Nikola Jokić looks tired and Intuit Dome provides a real home-court advantage. Morant exits with hip injury after hard fall Grizzlies guard lands hard in the 2nd quarter and is ruled out coming out of the half with a left hip contusion. This email was sent to: peter.hovis@gmail.com. Click here to unsubscribe National Basketball Association 645 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022 The NBA identifications are the intellectual property of NBA Properties, Inc. and the respective NBA member teams. © 2025 NBA Properties, Inc. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use Share this:Print
