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Earl Lloyd. Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [2][3][4][5][6] An All–American player at West Virginia State University, Lloyd helped lead West Virginia State to ...
Name Age Position Team League Cause of Death Year Ref. Davide Ancilotto: 23 Shooting guard: Virtus Roma: Lega Basket Serie A: brain ischemia 1997 [6] Nilay Aydoğan: 30 Forward: Çankaya Üniversitesi: Women's Basketball Super League: earthquake: 2023 [7] Ricky Berry: 24 Small forward: Sacramento Kings: NBA: suicide by gunshot 1989 [8] Len Bias ...
George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (/ ˈ m aɪ k ə n /; June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed "Mr. Basketball", was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Team. Andre Tyler Iguodala (/ ɪɡwəˈdɑːlə / ig-wə-DAH-lə; born January 28, 1984) [1] is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The swingman was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team twice. Iguodala won four NBA championships with the Golden State ...
Darius Kinnard Garland (born January 26, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Darius Garland is often referred to as DG the PG. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Born in Gary, Indiana, Garland is the son of former professional ...
Men's basketball. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, [9] is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Nat Clifton. Nathaniel " Sweetwater " Clifton (born Clifton Nathaniel; October 13, 1922 – August 31, 1990) was an American professional basketball player. [1] He is best known as one of the first African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a professional baseball player.
On November 29, Ayton was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for Week 6 (November 21–27), his first career NBA Player of the Week award. He helped Phoenix secure an undefeated 3–0 week with averages of 23.7 points and 16.0 rebounds on 67.4% shooting from the field. [ 78 ]