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Nathaniel Clifton

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Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (born Clifton Nathaniel; October 13, 1922 – August 31, 1990) was an American multi-sport athlete best known as one of the first African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1]

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Alsip, Illinois

Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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American Basketball League (1961–63)

The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961–1962, and part of 1962–1963.

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Assist (basketball)

In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist. An assist can be scored for the passer even if the player who receives the pass makes a basket after dribbling the ball. However, the original definition of an assist did not include such situations, so the comparison of assist statistics across eras is a complex matter. Only the pass directly before the score may be counted as an assist, so no more than one assist can be recorded per field goal (unlike in other sports, such as ice hockey). A pass that leads to a shooting foul and scoring by free throws does not count as an assist in the NBA, but does in FIBA play (only one assist is awarded per set of free throws in which at least one free throw is made). Point guards tend to get the most assists per game (apg), as their role is primarily that of a passer and ballhandler. Centers tend to get fewer assists, but centers with good floor presence and court vision can dominate a team by assisting. Being inside the key, the center often has the best angles and the best position for "dishes" and other short passes in the scoring area. Center Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA in assists in 1968. A strong center with inside-scoring prowess, such as former NBA center Hakeem Olajuwon, can also be an effective assistor because the defense's double-teaming tends to open up offense in the form of shooters. The NBA single-game assist team record is 53, held by the Milwaukee Bucks, on December 26, 1978. The NBA single-game assist individual record is 30, held by Scott Skiles of the Orlando Magic on December 30, 1990. The NBA record for most career assists is held by John Stockton, with 15,806, Stockton also holds the NBA single season assist per game record with 14.5 during the 1989-1990 regular season. The highest career assist per game average in NBA history is held by Magic Johnson, with 11.2 assist per game.

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Basketball positions

The five basketball positions normally employed by organized basketball teams are the point guard (PG), the shooting guard (SG), the small forward (SF), the power forward (PF), and the center (C).

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Burr Oak Cemetery

Burr Oak Cemetery is a cemetery located in Alsip, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago, Illinois.

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Center (basketball)

The center (C), also known as the five, or the big man, is one of the five positions in a regular basketball game.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Chicago American Giants

The Chicago American Giants were a Chicago-based Negro league baseball team, owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster.

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Chicago Majors

The Chicago Majors was a basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, that was a member of the American Basketball League from 1961 to 1963.

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Chuck Cooper (basketball)

Charles Henry "Chuck" Cooper (September 29, 1926 – February 5, 1984) was an American professional basketball player.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Detroit Stars

The Detroit Stars were an American baseball team in the Negro leagues and played at historic Mack Park.

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DuSable High School

Jean Baptiste Point DuSable High School is a public 4–year high school campus located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Earl Lloyd

Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player.

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England, Arkansas

England is a city in southwestern Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States and the county's fourth most populous city.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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First baseman

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner to score a run for that player's team.

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Goose Tatum

Reece "Goose" Tatum (May 31, 1921 – January 18, 1967) was an African American multi-sport athlete.

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Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team.

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Harold Hunter (basketball)

Harold Hunter (April 30, 1926 – March 7, 2013) was an American basketball coach and player.

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List of African-American firsts

African Americans (also known as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group in the United States.

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List of multi-sport athletes

A multi-sport athlete is an athlete who competes at a high level in two or more different sports.

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List of NBA All-Stars

The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the Eastern-Conference and the Western-Conference All-Stars.

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Little Rock, Arkansas

Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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Negro league baseball

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, commonly referred to as the Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City.

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New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area, also referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, at 4,495 mi2 (11,642 km2).

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New York Renaissance

The New York Renaissance, also known as the Renaissance Big Five and as the Rens, was an all-black professional basketball team established February 13, 1923, by Robert "Bob" Douglas in agreement with the Renaissance Casino and Ballroom.

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Point (basketball)

Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game.

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Race and ethnicity in the NBA

The composition of race and ethnicity in the National Basketball Association (NBA) has changed throughout the league's history.

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Rebound (basketball)

In basketball, a rebound, colloquially referred to as a board, is a statistic awarded to a player who retrieves the ball after a missed field goal or free throw.

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Social Security Administration

The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.

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Soft drink

A soft drink (see terminology for other names) typically contains carbonated water (although some lemonades are not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring.

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The Telegraph (Nashua)

The Telegraph, for most of its existence known as the Nashua Telegraph, is a daily newspaper in Nashua, New Hampshire.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Washington Capitols

The Washington Capitols were a charter Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Xavier University of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), located in the Gert Town section of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college with the distinction of being the only historically black Roman Catholic institution of higher education in the United States.

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1950 NBA draft

The 1950 NBA draft was the fourth annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1950–51 NBA season

The 1950–51 NBA season was the fifth season of the National Basketball Association.

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1950–51 New York Knicks season

The 1950–51 New York Knicks season was the fifth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1951 NBA Playoffs

The 1951 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 1950–51 season.

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1951–52 NBA season

The 1951–52 NBA season was the sixth season of the National Basketball Association.

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1951–52 New York Knicks season

The 1951–52 New York Knicks season was the sixth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1952 NBA Playoffs

The 1952 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1951–52 season.

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1952–53 NBA season

The 1952–53 NBA season was the seventh season of the National Basketball Association.

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1952–53 New York Knicks season

The 1952–53 New York Knicks season was the seventh season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1953 NBA Playoffs

The 1953 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1952–53 season.

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1953–54 NBA season

The 1953–54 NBA season was the eighth season of the National Basketball Association.

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1953–54 New York Knicks season

The 1953–54 New York Knicks season was the eighth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1954 NBA Playoffs

The 1954 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1953–54 season.

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1954–55 NBA season

The 1954–55 NBA season was the ninth season of the National Basketball Association.

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1954–55 New York Knicks season

The 1954–55 New York Knicks season was the ninth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1955 NBA Playoffs

The 1955 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1954-55 season.

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1955–56 NBA season

The 1955–56 NBA season was the 10th season of the National Basketball Association.

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1955–56 New York Knicks season

The 1955–56 New York Knicks season was the tenth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1956–57 NBA season

The 1956–57 NBA season was the 11th season of the National Basketball Association.

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1956–57 New York Knicks season

The 1956–57 New York Knicks season was the 11th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1957 NBA All-Star Game

The 1957 NBA All Star Game was the seventh NBA All-Star Game.

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1957–58 Detroit Pistons season

The 1957–58 NBA season was the Pistons' tenth season in the NBA and first season in the city of Detroit.

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1957–58 NBA season

The 1957–58 NBA season was the 12th season of the National Basketball Association.

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1958 NBA Playoffs

The 1958 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1957-58 season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Clifton

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