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Black History Heroes: Earl Lloyd, the NBA's first Black player, moved basketball forward
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 year agoAfter one win he was spat on. Didn’t stop him. A fan asked to see his tail. Didn’t stop him. Earl Lloyd, the NBA's first Black player, was a force.
Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis is portraying one of the first Black NBA players in new 'Sweetwater'...
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 year agoThe Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis has many titles. NBA champion and the people's champion, underdog,...
Docuseries On Pioneering Black NBA Players In Works From Cineflix, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Deborah...
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoEXCLUSIVE: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is developing a docuseries about pioneering Black basketball players...
Jerry West remembered with moment of silence before Game 3 of NBA Finals
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 weeks agoDALLAS (AP) — Jerry West was remembered at the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. The NBA and the fans...
‘Sweetwater’ Review: An Intriguing But Sketchy Biopic of Nat Clifton, the Harlem Globetrotter Who...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago"Sweetwater" is a straight-down-the-middle inspirational sports movie — and, one regrets to say, a...
The Jordan Trophy: NBA rebrands, redesigns its MVP award
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoMichael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable...
EXPLAINER: Inside the NBA's process on changing trophies
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThere’s been an evolution of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy in the 70 or so years since it...