Episode 3: Carmelo Anthony

Nat Clifton, New York Knicks

A Fine Clip Honoring NBA Pioneer Clifton

This fine clip from ESPN.com honors Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first three African Americans to play in the NBA. Clifton played for the New York Rens and the Harlem Globetrotters before signing with the Knicks in 1950.

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Don Barksdale

April Birthdays

April birthdays related to the Black Fives Era of basketball include Don Barksdale, Bill Yancey, John McLendon, Paul Robeson, and Charles Scottron.

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Dolly King As A Rochester Royal

The Rochester Royals won the 1945-46 National Basketball League Championship in their first season with the league. The following year the Royals defended their title, with a new player named William “Dolly” King, the team’s first African American player.

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John Isaacs and some friends at the Madison Avenue Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx, August 2003.

Isaacs Free Throws

As with any long-lived icon of sports, culture, and history, it is nearly impossible to encapsulate all of the thoughts and remembrances of people into one service, one article, one story, one comment. So, I will continue to share topics relating to John Isaacs from time to time, starting with these.

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