In the early 1970s, as the numbers and capital of African American players grew, Abdul-Jabbar, along with many NBA Black players, grew fed up with white Americans’ restricted expectations of ...

Notable African-American NBA rookies in history. Story by TheGrio Staff • 1mo. ... He was also one of 45 players ever to become an All-Star in his rookie year.

The NBA has been dominated by black players since the 1990s. According to statistica.com, the league has 71.8% African-American athletes. This is followed by Caucasians at 17.

In 2014, after a New York City police officer choked African American Eric Garner to death, Black NBA players wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts on their warm-ups, demanding justice for Garner.

The NBA’s high representation of African American players serves as an enduring source of inspiration, showing young people that hard work and dedication can lead to extraordinary achievements.

In the fall of 1950, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton forever changed the game of basketball when he became the very first African American contracted to play in the NBA. "The game of basketball would ...

In 1964, Russell's Celtics were the first NBA team to ever start five African-American players, 14 years after becoming the first franchise to ever draft an African-American when they selected ...

Lloyd would become the first African-American player to play in an NBA game on Oct. 31, 1950. Since Lloyd's selection, a total of 351 HBCU products have been drafted to the NBA, with 132 players ...

Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to “Sweetwater,” a recently completed feature about Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, the first African American to land an NBA ...

Numerous other African-American players had strong rookie years and went on to be NBA-leading players. The list includes names like Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley and ...

Here are some Black NBA rookies who were some of the best ever to play the game. Earl Lloyd was the first Black American to play in an official basketball game of the National Basketball ...