1 jan 2002 ano - Yao Ming

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Yao Ming was born in 1980 and made his NBA debut in 2002 for the Houston Rockets. He played 8 seasons with the Rockets and was recognized as an All-Star 8 times. He was the first-ever player to play in the NBA with Chinese descent. He influenced basketball by spreading it to other countries like China. He increases the fan following of the NBA as more people from China started to watch basketball. He is a symbol of diversity in basketball as after him more players started to play with Asian heritage.