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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

In 2002, Yao Ming was selected the first overall in the NBA Draft(选秀). No athlete is 1. (responsible) than Yao for China’s rise to a global sports superpower. After Yao 2. (join) the Houston Rockets, the NBA became the first professional sports league from the US to visit China. Thanks to Yao’s impact, more professional 3.(team) have a presence in China today. Yao retired in 2011 following a career that included eight NBA All-Star selections. He's truly a superstar who belongs to the world.