Black History Month Athlete Feature: Earl Lloyd In honor of Black History Month, we are honoring 29 trailblazing athletes who shaped the professional sports world, broke barriers and left an ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — History was made when Alexandria, Virginia native Earl Lloyd became the first African American to in the NBA when he stepped on the hardwood for the Washington ...

On the night of October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd, a forward with the Washington Capitols, became the first African-American to play in an NBA game. From that moment, Lloyd would forever change how ...

Later that year, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to play in an NBA game. Tennis star Althea Gibson also joined the U.S. tennis tour, making her the first Black player to do so.

On April 25, 1950, a monumental chapter in NBA history unfolded as Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd made groundbreaking strides by becoming the first African Americans to be drafted into the NBA.