• On 17 October 1961, five African-American basketball players of the Boston Celtics and two from the St. Louis Hawks boycotted a National Basketball Association...
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  • time an NBA team refused to play a game since the Boston Celtics protested for racial justice in 1961. Kawhi Leonard was the first player to have 30+ points...
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  • Kaepernick Raven Saunders 1961 Boston Celtics boycott 1968 Olympics Black Power salute List of Olympic Games boycotts List of boycotts Scott, Nate (August 27...
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    Doc Rivers (category Boston Celtics head coaches)
    Al Michaels), he was hired by the Boston Celtics as their head coach in 2004. During his first years with the Celtics, he was criticized by many in the...
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    Bill Russell (category Boston Celtics head coaches)
    played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. He was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won...
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  • of Kentucky Singletary Center in 2005. 17 October 1961 Boston Celtics boycott resulted after Celtic players were refused service at the hotel coffee shop...
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    Rodney McCray (basketball) (category 1961 births)
    trip to the NBA Finals in 1986 in a losing cause against Larry Bird's Boston Celtics. In 1988, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings with Jim Petersen in...
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    Woody Sauldsberry (category Boston Celtics players)
    Boston Celtics during the 1965 pre-season before playing for the New Haven Elms in the Eastern League. In November 1965, he signed with the Celtics for...
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    Isiah Thomas (category 1961 births)
    champion Boston Celtics led by future Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, and Dennis Johnson. Detroit would not shake the Celtics in their...
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    LeBron James (category Boston Red Sox owners)
    December 22, 2021. Moore, Matt (May 11, 2010). "NBA Playoffs Celtics Cavs Game 5: Celtics dominate as LeBron James fails in the big time". NBC Sports....
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