Yes you do if you were born in Spain such as pao gasol then you would play for Spain even though you play in the U.S
Previous tallest african-american basketball player in the nba was Ralph Sampson who was 7'4
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Chuck Cooper was one of the first African-American males in the NBA.
Unfortunately, no. There has never been a Native-American NBA player. The closest to date that a Native-American has came to being on a NBA roster is Warlance Foster, who had a tryout with the Denver Nuggets in 2003.
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ICEMAN - Was a pilot in TopgunGeorge Gervin retired American professional basketball player.
Japanese-American player Wat Misaka played for the NBA's (or BAA as it was known at the time) Minneapolis (now Los Angeles) Lakers in 1947. The first African-American player to be drafted in to the NBA was Chuck Cooper in 1950 by the Boston Celtics. The first African-American to sign an NBA contract was Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton in 1950 with the New York Knicks. The African American to play in an NBA game was Earl Lloyd of the Washington Capitols on October 31, 1950.
Dwight Howard [born December 8, 1985] is an American professional Basketball player for the NBA's Orlando Magic.
The NBA player on the NBA logo is Jerry West.
Earl Lloyd was the first black NBA player in 1950. *Became the first African-American to play in an NBA game on October 31, 1950 *Became the first African-American to win an NBA championship (1955 with Syracuse) *Became first African-American Assistant Coach with Detroit Pistons (1968-70) *Became second African-American head coach and first African-American bench coach with Detroit Pistons (1970-71) Earl Lloyd, who in 1950 became the first African-American to play in a NBA game with the Washington Capitols, was instrumental in integrating professional basketball as a player and coach.
By being Spaniard descent.
His father (former NBA player Dell Curry) is African-American and his mother is African American creole.