First black player of NBA dies
Earl Lloyd, the first African-American hoopster to play in the NBA, has died at the age 86.
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Washington: Earl Lloyd, the first African-American hoopster to play in the NBA, has died at the age 86.
Lloyd went on to become one of NBA's first African-American head coaches with Pistons from 1971-72.
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