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Here is the complete list of Haitian basketball players and American basketball players of Haitian descent playing in the NBA, The National Basketball Association:

BENNEDICT MATHURIN, NBA Draft 2022 / Round 1 / Pick 6 / Indiana Pacers #00, Small forward, Shooting guard.

His full name is Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin. Born in Montreal from parents who migrated from Haiti, Bennedict Mathurin is a Haitian-Canadian professional basketball, he started playing in the NBA in 2022 when he joined the Indiana Pacers.

Bennedict Mathurin was drafted in the NBA in 2022 (Round: 1 / Pick: 6). he played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

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Answered: Who was the first Haitian drafted in the NFL?

Jocelyn Borgella is the first Haitian football player to be drafted and play a game in the NFL.

Borgella grew up in Little Haiti, Miami FL. Born in 1971 in Nassau, Bahamas, Jocelyn Borgella was drafted in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft out of the University of Cincinati. He played college football at Cincinnati.

On Wikipedia they say he is the first player of Haitian descent to be drafted in the NFL. Haitian, Haitian decent, menm bagay. Ayisyen li ye LOL

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Haiti's women national soccer team will meet up with the United States in a Concacaf qualifier match for the Tokyo Olympics this January 28, 2020 in Houston Texas.

The US Women's soccer team has been unbeaten for the last 23 matches. So it will be a very tough match for the Haitian team.

The winner of this match, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the BBVA Stadium in Houston will open up group a of the concacaf. Let us hope it is Haiti.

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Haiti sports fans and journalists are saddened by the death Michel Giraud, one of the oldness sports columnists in Haiti.

Michel Giraud was a sports columnist on Radio Galaxie and a Haitian football encyclopedia.

Michel Giraud died this Friday, December 6, 2019. He died after an asthma attack, according to information provided by a relative.

Journalist Michel Giraud died one week before his 77th birthday. He was born on December 14, 1942.

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Here is the complete list of Haitians and American Football players of Haitian descent playing in the NFL, the National Football league:

JOSH GORDON, No. 10 - Seattle Seahawks. Position: Wide receiver.

Gordon is of Haitian descent. Josh Gordon was born in Houston, Texas.Jeff Gordon also played for the Cleveland Browns (2012-2018) and The England Patriots (2018-2019).

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It's official, Haitian-Japanese Tennis start Naomi Osaka has decided to take sole Japanese nationality over American nationality to compete for Japan on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Osaka was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and Haitian father; however, she raised in the United States. Naomi Osaka told NHK World in an interview that she began the process of becoming a Japanese citizen.

Related: Naomi Osaka father's name, Tennis want fans want to know

Japanese law requires dual-nationality citizens to choose one nationality at the age of 22. Naomi Osaka will turn 22 on October 16 and she made her decision.

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Haitians in Tennis - After picking up back to back titles in Osaka Japan and in Beijing China, Haitian-Japanese Naomi Osaka moved back into the Top 3 of the WTA Rankings.

Related: Naomi Osaka's Haitian father is coaching her once again

Osaka fell out of the Top 3 for the first time since January at the beginning of September but she made a rapid return.

As the No. seed, Naomi Osaka overcame WTA World No.1 Ashleigh Barty, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, in Beijing to win the championship.

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Haitian Japanese Tennis champion Naomi Osaka is being coached once again by her Haitian father Leonard Francois after she parted ways Jermaine Jenkins and things are going great for her since.

Naomi Osaka surprised her fans after she suddenly split up with coach Sascha Bajin a couple of weeks after winning her second slam.

Recently, she part ways with her coach Jermaine Jenkins since no results came out of that relationship.

Now Naomi is back with dad, Haitian father Leonard Francois, her original coach who's been training her since she was a little girls and, already, she won two championships.

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Haitian-Japanese Naomi Osaka picks up her 5th career title and knocks out the world champion Ashleigh Barty in the process at the China Open Women's Singles WTA in Beijing Sunday.

Related: Naomi Osaka bought a $6.9 million dollar Mansion in Los Angeles California!

This is Naomi Osaka's third title of 2019 and her fifth career title so far.

Before reaching the China open final, Naomi Osaka beat title holder Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals to reach final

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The Haitian father of US Open champion Naomi Osaka, Leonard Francois, is currently in Haiti this Friday, October 05, while Naomi is at China Open 2018.

Leonard Francois, accompanied by the Ambassador of Haiti to Japan, Marcel Duret, was greet at the airport by Sports Minister Edwing Charles.

The Haitian father of the Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka was also greeted by the Senate president, Senator Joseph Lambert.

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