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Originally Posted by Budapest Maverick
Yep, didn't see that at first. The two things combined, really. I remember Shaq calling tainted Nash's two MVP award, so it happens, but yeah, being a european is really adds to that misconception. In America, there is definitely a negative bias against european players, lot of people thinks that every european player is soft, and flops.
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Also I think it's the fact that he has revolutionized the game. People often don't give a lot of respect to the innovator, but in 10 years when there are a few more Nicolas Batum's roaming around the court Dirk will get more respect.