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Black Fives x PUMA RENS100 Collection

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the New York Rens, the first Black-owned, all-Black, fully professional basketball team in history, formed in Harlem in 1923.

The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball's Forgotten Era

A groundbreaking, timely history of Black basketball's largely unknown early days, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who made the game.

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