Tag: Who was the first black player for the Boston Celtics?
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Who was the first person in the NBA?
Oscar Benjamin “Ossie” Schectman (May 30, 1919 – July 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the National Basketball Association (NBA). [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″…