As the NBA celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the historic 1950-51 season, we look back at the NBA debuts of the league’s three Pioneers and first black players: Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton. 75 years ago today (10/31/1950), Earl Lloyd, the first Black player to play in an NBA game, made his NBA debut for the Washington Capitols against the Rochester Royals. A day later, on 11/1/1950, Chuck Cooper, the first Black player selected in the NBA Draft, made his NBA debut for

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