Logo of basketball’s New York Knickerbockers, used by the NBA franchise from their inaugural season in the Basketball Association of America (predecessor of the NBA) in 1946 until 1963. the Knicks, along with the Boston Celtics, are the only 2 original NBA teams still located in their original city. During the years this logo was used, the Knicks made the NBA finals three straight years (1951-1953) and were the first team to sign an African American player, Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton, in 1950, although Clifton wasn’t actually the first to play in an NBA game – that honor went to Earl Lloyd of the old Washington Capitols. The Knicks of this era were involved in one of the NBA’s most historic games – in 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points against them in a game played in Hershey, Pa.