The Royal Stoker

May 22, 2021

∙ Paid

[Several years ago, I spent a memorable evening with Bob Wilson and Earl Lloyd, two of the first Black cagers in the NBA. They were also college teammates at West Virginia State (1947-50). Today, Lloyd is remembered as the first Black player to appear in an NBA game and accolades, deservedly, flowed to him for making history until his death in 2015.