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[[File:Wataru misaka head-shot.jpg|thumb|frameless|right| | [[File:Wataru misaka head-shot.jpg|thumb|frameless|right|400px|Wataru Misaka]] | ||
Wataru Misaka (December 21, 1923 – November 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A 5-foot-7-inch (1.70 m) point guard of Japanese descent, he broke a color barrier in professional basketball by being the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), known then as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). | Wataru Misaka (December 21, 1923 – November 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A 5-foot-7-inch (1.70 m) point guard of Japanese descent, he broke a color barrier in professional basketball by being the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), known then as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). | ||
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html New York Times Obit] | * [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html New York Times Obit] | ||
* [https://www.pacificcitizen.org/wataru-misaka/ Pacific Citizen | * [https://www.pacificcitizen.org/wataru-misaka/ Pacific Citizen} | ||
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