Breaking Barriers
Labels: Basketball, SpecialIn 1950, head coach Joe Lapchick signs former Harlem Globetrotter Nat ``Sweetwater'' Clifton to the Knicks, making Clifton the first black player to have his name on an NBA contract.
In 1950, head coach Joe Lapchick signs former Harlem Globetrotter Nat ``Sweetwater'' Clifton to the Knicks, making Clifton the first black player to have his name on an NBA contract.