The NBA plans to celebrate the anniversary of the drafting of the first African Americans in league history on April 25, 1950, starting with the 75-year anniversary today. There are also talks of the NBA honoring all three annually during Black History Month starting next season. “I am excited about the fact that we are going to honor the legacy, the courage and determination of these pioneers and also many players that have come after them,” NBPA president and New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum told Andscape. “But it starts with them and how they transformed the NBA and how they inspired players like myself. They faced a lot of extremely difficult challenges from racism to discrimination. But they showed tremendous resolve to overcome these obstacles and still figure out a way to perform at a high level.