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Who was the first black man drafted in the nba in 1951?

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Earl Lloyd

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Earl Lloyd

*On this date we celebrate the birth of Earl Lloyd in 1928. He was an African American Basketball player, the first Black man to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.

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Earl Lloyd was first black NBA player, Chuck Cooper was the first black player to be drafted, and Nat Clifton was the first black player to sign a contract with an NBA team.

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