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By Joël Pütz | Sports journalist
While its main superstars are at the end, the large league must find a new showcase. A player from Europe would also check many boxes according to two renowned analysts … especially because he looks like his American peers.
Who will be the next face of the League? LeBron James had no more for a very long time and Stephen Curry as Kevin during having already passed the 37 spring, this question is more and more topical in the United States. But whether or not it pleases American supporters, you will have to turn to Europe to answer them.
Indeed, the battle for the MVP is played almost exclusively between athletes from the old continent, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander apart. And if some people think that a foreign player cannot claim this rolethis is no longer everyone's opinion across the Atlantic. On the Fox Sports side, Colin Cowherd and Nickt Wright also think that Luka Doncic would even be the ideal candidate … Precisely because he looks like the US model:
Luka Doncic, perfect fusion between Europe and the United States?
Colin Cowherd : Luka does something that American players do. He attacks supporters. He trash-talke, he's like us. He is not an international and loyal international player. He drinks beer after matches. They must take it to him so that he does not drink it. He shouts on supporters. I think it would be the face of the league when LeBron retires.
Nick Wright : Luka has the attitude, Luka has this swag, Luka is polarizing. This is another important thing. You need people to hate you. No one hates Giannis, no one hates Jokic. There are people who hate Luka, including obviously the guy who directs the Mavs. There is nothing better that could have happened to the League than the arrival of this player in this team at this precise moment.
If it annoys a lot of people by its multiple exchanges with the arbitral body, it is clear that the Slovenian fits rather well that the American public expects one of their compatriots on the Parquuets. Dononic knows how to be provocative and does not hesitate to trash-talker, including in his native language. This gives him an aura supplement but for the fans, the problem remains elsewhere:
@Artburner22 : What these journalists who have never played do not understand is that basketball is deeply rooted in urban culture. Suddenly, even when an international player is the best, he does not have the same impact.
@JustSayingMore : Some NBA players and analysts will never accept a “NBA face” that is not white. It has nothing to do with being European.
Can Luka Doncic be the next face of the league? Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright believe in it because of his personality and his attitude on the ground. However, an argument that also begins to be used in the case of a certain Victor Wembanyama.
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