“If you want to succeed as a white person in the league, you have to be a…”

A time reserved for whites in its infancy, the NBA has since broadened its horizons, and welcomes in its ranks players of all origins or almost. However, according to a big name, white people must tick a very specific box in order to keep a place there.

Its internationalization policy has never paid off so much as it does today. The NBA indeed contains more and more different nationalities in its ranks, and it is not ready to stop. Africans, Asians, Europeans, Oceanians, South Americans: all now rub shoulders on the courts across the Atlantic and manage to shine there. Not without a few shots keeping the rating in place.

Crazy Kevin Love’s statement about white players

In a league mainly occupied by an African-American population, the “whites”, as they call themselves, retain a non-negligible place. However, according to Kevin Love, all would nevertheless respond to the same description, which would allow them to show longevity. In any case, this was reported by his ex-teammate in Cleveland, Dean Wade, at the microphone of the Point Forward Podcast :

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“He was like, Have you seen a white guy in the NBA that’s not an a**hole?!”

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— Point Forward (@pointforward) April 21, 2023

The veterans gave me some advice when I first joined the team, like always being on time, little things like that. And above all not to be an asshole, as K-Love would say. What’s crazy is that one of the first things Kevin said to me was, “Have you ever seen a white man in the NBA who isn’t an asshole? ? If you want to succeed as a white man in the NBA, you have to be an asshole. »

A recommendation to say the least original, and which may surprise coming from the current interior of the Heat. Indeed, the latter is not necessarily known for his “asshole” side in the ranks of the league. His intervention seems to have in any case served Wade, who is finishing his 4th season with the Cavaliers. On the other hand, not sure that he will start a 5th one given the judgment he may receive from the fans:

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Dean Wade: “This could be your last game in the NBA. As long as you do, you might as well go out with panache. »

Installed in the NBA for almost 15 years now, Kevin Love could visibly thank his “asshole” side, specific to any white player who has met with success in the league according to him. Funny self-promotion!