Last updated:Â 9 september, 2009 - 13:18 GMT
Basketball hero
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The story of how Jackie Robinson broke the colour-barrier, to become the first black professional baseball player, is seen as a milestone in sporting history.
But if you mention the name Wataru Misaka, most Americans would just look puzzled.
'Wat' Misaka, as he's been known since childhood, was the first non-white player ever to play professional basketball, and now his largely unknown story has been made into an award-winning documentary.
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