![]() ![]() After this feud, Black players-with the exception of the Harlem Globetrotters-“disappeared” from the NBA. A two-page spread reading “Bump!” “Smack” and “Pow!” (116-7) features a play-by-play of the physical altercation. In 1947, a skirmish on the court between a Black player from the Syracuse Nationals and the white player Chick Meehan from the Tri-City Blackhawks resulted in a feud that required the attention of the National Guard. The NBA formed in 1949 when the white-players-only Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged with the more progressive National Basketball League (NBL), which included four Black players. The Harlem Globetrotters-who were actually from Chicago-soon emerged as the most creative team, and one particularly gifted ball handler, Marques Haynes-who was criticized by his college coach for his unconventional style of play-attracted significant attention. ![]() They often adopted names that highlighted their ethnicities, such as the Jewish House of David and San Francisco’s Hong Wah Kues. In the absence of a national league, teams traveled from gymnasium to gymnasium and competed in a disorganized fashion. ![]() The beginning of the fourth chapter flashes back again to the early days of basketball. ![]()
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