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The NBA is exclusively in America...but allows people from all over the world to participate.
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Who was the first African American basketball player?
1950 was a year of awakening for the NBA. In 1950, four black men played in the NBA: Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, HanK DeZonie and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton. They were the first African-Americans to play in the NBA.On October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd, a member of the Washington Capitols, became the first African-American to play in an NBA game when he entered a game against the Rochester Royals.Chuck Cooper was the first African-American to be drafted out of college by an NBA team, the Boston Celtics. Chuck played 66 games in his first season with the Celtics. He averaged 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds. He would have been the first African-American to play in the NBA, but Earl Lloyd played one day before him because of the schedules.The first Aftrican-American player to sign an NBA contract was Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, when his Harlem Globetrotter contract was purchased by the New York Knicks. Earlier, Harold Hunter out of North Carolina College had signed a contract, but he was cut during pre-season and never played in the NBA.Other early black NBA players were Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, and Elgin Baylor.O.J. Simpson
What statement best descibes the support of congress for the American System?
Only three states supported every element of the American System.
Is dr. Jose Rizal an American made hero?
no, he is not an American-made hero,,it is only the American who suggest that the Philippines should have a national hero and it was Rizal.
The American Federation of Labor allowed to join?
Only skilled workers.
Were the American Indians the only inhabitants of Montana before 1700?
true
What was the nba before the nba?
ABA - American Basketball Association
Where was the first NBA?
the US because NBA is an American league
Who is the tallest African American in NBA?
Previous tallest african-american basketball player in the nba was Ralph Sampson who was 7'4
Who was the first African American to play in the NBA?
Earl Lloyd was the first african american to play in the NBA
Was the NBA always called the NBA?
NO before the NBA was the ABA( American Basketball Assosciation)
Is basketball Canadian or American?
there are 30 teams in the NBA in which 29 of those teams are located within the 50 states of USA, while one NBA team (Toronto Raptors) is located in Toronto Canada making it the only NBA team not in the country of USA.
Who were in the NBA?
The only person I know who was in the NBA were Steven Adams
Can you play in collage in NBA 2k12?
No it is only nba teams
Are there any natives in the NBA?
Unfortunately, no. There has never been a Native-American NBA player. The closest to date that a Native-American has came to being on a NBA roster is Warlance Foster, who had a tryout with the Denver Nuggets in 2003.
Could a Vietnamese-American play in the NBA?
yes
The first person to integrate the NBA?
Japanese-American player Wat Misaka played for the NBA's (or BAA as it was known at the time) Minneapolis (now Los Angeles) Lakers in 1947. The first African-American player to be drafted in to the NBA was Chuck Cooper in 1950 by the Boston Celtics. The first African-American to sign an NBA contract was Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton in 1950 with the New York Knicks. The African American to play in an NBA game was Earl Lloyd of the Washington Capitols on October 31, 1950.
Who was the first afro-american player in the NBA?
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