By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter The National Basketball Association moved into the 8th decade of history. In 1949 no African Americans were on the floor or on the bench, they were not allowed to be there. That has changed drastically in the past 30 years. This year over half of the head coaching positions […]
Read more "NBA BLACK HEAD COACHES 2023"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter The NBA has 30 teams in the league and half of the head coaching jobs will be filled by African Americans for the 2022-23 season. The highest number since ten years ago. The NBA is proving to the NFL that it does not need the Rooney Rule to fill […]
Read more "THE GREGG POPOVICH COACHING TREE"The National Basketball Association (NBA) enters this year’s conference finals with three African American head coaches leading their teams to a possible championship. At the same time younger Black assistant coaches are being by passed consistently.
Read more "The 2021 NBA Coaching Carousel"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter OAKLAND- The National Basketball Association has to do a better job with their hiring and firing procedures. There are thirty teams and FIVE African American head coaches, 73 Black head coaches in 73 years, that is one per year. Remember the first Black head coach did not get a […]
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