Recently, on SiriusXM NBA Radio, while in conversation with @TermineRadio and @JumpShot8, Kevin Lloyd, the son of Earl Lloyd, shared an anecdote of his father’s struggles.

In 1970, Lloyd also became the first full-time Black head coach in the NBA when he was hired by the Detroit Pistons on November 3, 1971. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ...

While no HBCU players were drafted this year, the NBA paid tribute to three basketball pioneers on Wednesday evening. Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, the first Black ...

When he stepped on the court October 31, Lloyd made history. Though he was technically the first black player to compete in a NBA game, unlike Robinson, Lloyd had two contemporaries of color.

Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 as a contributor, Lloyd was 22-55 as Detroit's coach in 1971-72 and the first nine games in the 1972-73 season.

Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 as a contributor, Lloyd was 22-55 as Detroit's coach in 1971-72 and the first nine games in the 1972-73 season.