The Gannon University men's basketball team played its NCAA Division II semifinal at an arena named after a significant payer in sport's history.

Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton and Earl Lloyd, the league’s first Black players, will be celebrated in 2025-26. Official release The NBA plans to pay tribute to (from left) Chuck Cooper, ...

Chuck Cooper was a Hall of Fame player for the Boston Celtics as much for what he was able to accomplish off the court as on the it with the team that became the first team to draft a Black man into ...

February 1 carries special significance across the NBA. The day marks the start of Black History Month as the NBA is honoring the 75th anniversary of three late NBA pioneers – Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd ...

The NBA commemorated the three pioneering African American players who transformed the league: Earl Lloyd, Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton, and Charles “Chuck” Cooper. Cooper was the first African ...

The NBA honors its first African American players through the Pioneers line and the Pioneers game. Jerry Donatien, for NBA.com A new Pioneer line will be released to honor three trailblazers, the ...

If you tuned in to watch the Milwaukee Bucks play against the Boston Celtics tonight, chances are an extra accessory on their NBA jerseys stood out to you. The players sported ‘1950’ patches on their ...

The inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic unfortunately did not provide a compelling game with the Boston Celtics defeating the Milwaukee Bucks, 107-79, on Sunday at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown scored 30 points ...

February 1 carries special significance across the NBA. The day marks the start of Black History Month as the NBA is honoring the 75th anniversary of three late NBA pioneers – Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd ...