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Earl Lloyd: The First Black Player to Ever Grace the NBA Hardwood Passes
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Earl Lloyd: The First Black Player to Ever Grace the NBA Hardwood Passes

By Mehkavelli • February 27, 2015

Image courtesy of Staff Sgt. Marc Ayalin/Wikimedia Earl Lloyd , the first black player to play in the NBA, died on Thursday at the age of 86. Tom Leyden of WXYZ in Detroit confirmed. His...