A Fine Clip Honoring NBA Pioneer Clifton

Here is a wonderful video clip from ESPN.com honoring Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first three African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association, beginning in 1950. They are running this during Black History Month and perhaps beyond.

[VIDEO NO LONGER AVAILABLE]

This is the page where the video originally appears. [UPDATE: Too bad ESPN removed this link, because the history itself is not just limited to Black History Month.]

Clifton also played for the New York Rens and the Harlem Globetrotters, before signing with the New York Knicks.

Please see this previous article for more about Clifton and his entry into the NBA.