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Introduced by Earl \"the Pearl\" Monroe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"There's a basic insecurity with Black guys my size,\" Scott writes. \"We can't hide and everybody turns to stare when we walk down the street. ... Whites believe that their culture is superior to African-American culture. ... We don't accept many of their answers, but we have to live with them.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRay Scott\u003c\/b\u003e was part of the early wave of Black NBA players like \u003cb\u003eBill Russell\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWilt Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e, and later \u003cb\u003eKareem Abdul-Jabbar\u003c\/b\u003e, who literally changed how the game of professional basketball is played-leading to the tremendously popular financial blockbuster the NBA is today. 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