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Let's not beat around the bush. There is a racial element that exists. Just like the Perkins situation. We don't need to be shy about it. There are a lot of Black American ballers and individuals in general who don't love the fact Europeans, including Giannis, are kinda taking over the league to a degree and in the minds of some, feel are treated with a positive bias that they don't get. Those feelings are very legitimate, and it's exacerbated a bit by the majority of journalists being White and/or non-American. So they feel like there's a bias that's kinda going unspoken.
Thank you Sir.
What you mentioned is not a racial matter, it’s called xenophobia. There’s a difference.
There is and the term is xenophobia but it's based on American racial politics and ideology.
Bias goes both ways. Harden got a lot more flack for his playstyle than Luka does. NBA media goes easy on the European guys.
I don't entirely disagree that NBA media goes easier on the Europeans but I think that's in part because the Europeans are easier to get along with. Although I do not the Harden vs Luka narrative differences. That flack was more fan driven though in Harden's direction.
"Easier to get along with" is a new one lol
Because Luka performs in the playoffs. If Harden elevated his game in big moments like Luka did no one would talk shit about him. Ridiculous.
Luka didn’t even make the playoffs last year man.
Yeah Kyrie played 20 games. You gotta have more than one good player on your team to make the playoffs in the west. Did you forget what he's done when he made the playoffs? Remember when he punked the Sun's with fucking Dorian Finney Smith and Tim Hardaway Junior? The reason Harden gets shit on is because he shrinks in the biggest moments. Luka does the opposite.
I could’ve sworn Brunson and Dinwiddie were punking the Jazz while Luka sat in streetclothes.
Haha he missed a couple games so what. He averages 32.5 9.3 and 7.9 in the playoffs lmao. What are you even talking about.
And his team took care of business when he was gone. Meanwhile you’re trying to paint them as bums.
The correct term is xenophobia but yes
It's xenophobia but on the basis of American racial politics and ideology.
Except European isn’t a race. I don’t how u think Giannis, Luka, Jokic, Wemby etc r the same race lol.
Its not but in mind of Gilbert Arenas it is