NBA.com Call it a quota, call it a gentlemen's agreement, call it what you like. Before December 26, 1964, five Black players wearing the same uniform had never taken the court for the start of an NBA game. That night in St. Louis, Willie Naulls replaced the injured Tommy Heinsohn, and the Celtics had an all Black starting five, for the first time in the history of the … [Read more...] about Celtics Start NBA’s First All Black Team December 26, 1964