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The secret battle for the NBA's first Chinese player
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The secret battle for the NBA's first Chinese player
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Before Yao Ming made it to the NBA, another player created the pipeline. It took secrecy, betrayal, and a lot of waiting, but Wang Zhizhi's path to becoming the league's first Chinese player laid the groundwork for everything that followed.
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