Lloyd paved the way for black players when he made his NBA debut with the Washington Capitols in 1950.
He missed the 1951-52 season due to military service but later won a championship with the Syracuse Nationals and also played for the Detroit Pistons before retiring in 1960.
According to basketball-reference.com, Lloyd, a small forward, scored 4,682 points in 560 games.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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