Wataru Misaka New York Knicks, National Basketball Association
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Flashback Friday: Wataru Misaka Drafted by New York Knicks Sixty-Nine Years Ago Today – DAT WINNING
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ODDS and EVENS] University of Utah Honors Wat Misaka's Legacy
A Japanese American Basketball Player Was The First Person of Color in The NBA, S. F. Mori
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Wataru Misaka - Digital Museum of the History of Japanese in NY
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Wat Misaka, Pioneering Knick, Returns to the Garden - The New York Times
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When Wat Misaka, Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, And Nat Sweetwater Clifton Became The First Non-White NBA Players - Fadeaway World
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Wataru “Wat” Misaka, 1st Person of color drafted by the NBA – The Microscopic Giant
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Japanese-American Wat Misaka was first player of color (non-Caucasian) in the NBA (1947) - Interbasket
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These are the best japanese basketball players of all-time (Don't @ us) - Interbasket
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Joint NBA, NFL and MLB symposium shows how Asians have impacted sports
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Wat Misaka, the first Japanese player in pro basketball, dies at 95 - Los Angeles Times
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Trailblazing Utah basketball player dies at 95
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Basketball pioneer, ex-Utah guard Wataru 'Wat' Misaka dies at 95 - ESPN