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One of the ways how basketball diverse is black pioneers paved their way into more black players. The First 3 basketball players were Earl

Big Cat'' Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and [|Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton] . They were the first to be African Men to be play in the NBA. Also influence

other African Americans to play basketball. The Utep Texas was the first team that had a all black starting 5 and win the NCAA championship

in 1966. This changed basketball forever. Another way how black pioneers paved their way into more black players is the [|Harlem]

[|Globetrotters]  in 1927 they were the first team to have a all black starting 5. This made more African American's want to play basketball.

Another way basketball has become more diverse thorough international players. Over 200 players in the nba are from 15 countries aroundthe world. For example Yao Ming was a basketball player that played for the [|Houston Rockets]. He was the tallest active basketball player in the NBA. Yao Ming was 7ft 6inches. He also won a championship in his final year. Additionally the first foreign Europe were [|Dirk][|Nowitzki]one of the best shooting men in NBA history. Dirk is the one of the only players in NBA history to have managed 4 times in row 30-point, 15-rebound games in the playoffs. [|Dirk Is a German] basketball player. Yao Ming is a Chinese player and there both outstanding players.

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Lastly basketball became more diverse through the Lin-Sanity. [|Jeremy Lin]=====

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He is good player and makes other [|players play hard on him]. Also Jeremy Lin is=====

====Over The years basketball has become more diverse through international players, Black pioneers and the Lin-Sanity. I think basketball will continue to become diverse because basketball it the most popular sport.====

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Lynette Woodard