Back in the 1950s, the NBA was at its lowest point. Not only was it almost irrelevant compared to other national sports like baseball, football and hockey, but far from what it is now in terms of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – This week is big for two drafts. All eyes are on the NFL Draft, which takes place in Green Bay with a lot of hoopla leading to televised rounds over three days beginning Thursday, ...

Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat Clifton transformed the NBA in 1950 as the league's first Black players. Steve Aschburner Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nat Clifton were the first 3 Black players to ...

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Robert G. "Buddy" Blattner, the radio voice of the NBA's St. Louis Hawks in the 1950s, including their championship season of 1958, and a longtime baseball broadcaster, died Friday at his home in ...

Earl Lloyd, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton and Chuck Cooper integrated the NBA 75 years ago. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Sporting News Archive / Getty, NBA Photos / Getty Kevin Lloyd ...