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Why do some nba players can't digest the fact that NBA is now ruled by European superstars? I just listened Arenas and Kenyon Martin debating whether Luka is the best player on the Mavs. (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by psychedelic93@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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I know Espn 100 is wack. But I would rather let them vote for top 100 than these clown experts who think just because they played the game their opinion somehow weighs higher. Most of these former (especially veteran) players just keep on hating the European players and try to minimise their game by saying that the game has gone soft. Its just ridiculous they can't give them their flowers.

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[–] RVAIsTheGreatest@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (16 children)

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.

[–] Arooooooooooooooo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Bias goes both ways. Harden got a lot more flack for his playstyle than Luka does. NBA media goes easy on the European guys.

[–] RVAIsTheGreatest@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Milkboy1516@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

"Easier to get along with" is a new one lol

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