Looking back: An NBA color barrier was broken in Cleveland in 1968
It would take 18 more years for the league to put a Black referee on the court for a regular-season game. It happened on Feb.
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"Even though I had one of the best seasons I had playing, it wasn't a lot of fun" - Rick Barry on why he moved to the ABA in 1968
NBA teams held one-year options on players' contracts ... Since he had a close look at the roster, it was an easy adjustment when he debuted in the 1968-69 season. He averaged 34.0 points and ...
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Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 10 - Tom Hoover (1968-69)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Hoover wore only jersey No. 10 and put up 11.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 2.7 ...
In 1968, a southern Illinois native broke a major NBA color barrier
Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.
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Looking back at the 1968 Eastern Conference Finals
Gametime takes a look back at the 1968 Eastern Conference Finals and how the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. affected everyone involved.