Yao Ming
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He wasn’t the first Chinese-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), but Yao Ming opened the eyes of the basketball world as to just what an emerging power his native country had become on the international basketball scene. The 7’6 center (who weighed 311lbs) was the #1 overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, and played in eight All-Star games during his eight-year NBA career.
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