They hate Europeans/ white people. Them being better at basketball is a nightmare next to them being better at rap. So childish

-- last six? Giannis, Giannis, Jokic, Jokic, Embiid, and Jokic All of 'em are Bigs too.

It's important to keep in mind that this isn't a racial thing. White, mixed and black European players are all dominating the NBA now. Europe has better systems for training young basketball players. For example, in Serbia, all players have to learn how to play every position. You'll never see anything like that in America.

It IS racial because even black people who fail to conform to what some consider acceptable is derided as Oreos and need their black card taken away. Gianni and Gobert aren't really seen as black

How many Europeans won titles? They just started winning MVPs because the NBA is pushing for it. Watch basketball n not analytics from ESPN

Cause he played pro in the league you watch numbskull 😂😂 Where did Uncut Hoops play??

Because he’s cool and he fumbled a mill just to bring a gun to the safest place in the world the locker room..

I mean he isn't solely known for that is he...? Lol. Dude was a 3x all star who averaged 25-30 ppg those 3 seasons. Dude dropped 60 on Kobe in LA. Don't need to exaggerate

Dont forget he is racist af

@@ReDDotFamous Cool? In what way? Dude is 41 while having speaking capabilities of a teenager.

Until recently, Luka has had a horrible postseason. He's recently been putting up his usual numbers because he's recovered from his injury, which is a great accomplishment all by itself, because playing through a serious injury and recovering from it during a postseason run is almost unheard of. Now that he's healthy, the Mavs have a real shot at winning the title, and I hope they do.

​@@NoahLinden idk if he's recovered or he's just adjusted his shot. His knee is still bleeding every game. But the guy doesn't know how to quit.

@@NoahLindenhe’s not recovered fully.

​@@rishirajbose2444for me he isn't recovered, his shoots prove. I'm very anxious about the future season. If Mavs play final, and after Olympics, how will he recover ? He suffers from sprain and tendon, and if he doesn't get out weight and muscle him, it could have very serious injuries. He played high Level since he was 13 years old, and it will beginn to be a big problem.. I cant imagining NBA without him because of his health 😢❤

​@@NoahLindenwhat in the hell are you talking about look at Lucas playoff record and his performances he's averaging over 30 in the playoffs for his career he's got more playoff points than 90% of the Hall of famers

Luka was clear after his first 2 seasons. Dude shouldn't be allowed to talk

Arenas just mad luka is already a far better winner than Gil ever was

@@robertmusil1107his first season even

Most of these guys opinions are worthless and often with hidden agendas based on shared agents and other opaque shit like that.

exactly

yea they tryna diss him matching a 2nd team all nba player to him who won't earn as him with the 1st team nba comparison. the Audacity

Racism is alive and well in the NBA media.

my guy is was all time by year 3 is you go by how good he was was a top 5 in mvp in his 2nd year

@@user-ut1qw1ts1k bruh I saw a stat at the beginning of the playoffs Luka this season generated the most offense ever for a nba team 😂

​@@user-ut1qw1ts1kHe was all time first team by his 2nd year.

Finally someone who says it right. People call it racism, but it's xenohobia. Giannis has dealt with the same.

they aren't xenophobes they are racist they don't have a problem with the wemby or the 2 guys on the bucks they only have an issue with whites

@@Dotsetcit’s both

@@JohnMisdreavous Yeah, again Giannis dealt with the same and I might be blind but dude isnt white. It's xenophobia to everything that comes out of Europe and threatens the status of Americans at the top. Else you could explain how a lineup of white reporters talk the exact same about all of them and I doubt they're racist when they're talking down om Giannis. Hell Giannis shouldve been 3rd in the MVP race AT LEAST this year and he wasnt even talked about a bit. That tells you enough. Did someone even promote him as MVP?

@@Dotsetc, It is definitely xenophobia. Right now, Luka is the best player in the playoffs (if he was second it would be to Kyrie) and all the media is talking about is Jayson Tatum’s soft choking ass.

Especially when all the Europeans supported the BLM movement fully during the pandemic…it’s disgusting really that nice guys like Joker and Luka are dealing with such overt racism

From who? Who in the NBA is xenophobic? The MVP voters are mostly media members if not all of them. They've voted for a European guy the last 6 times in a row. Debunking hot takes is fine but passing them off as the "current" of the NBA is disingenuous at best.

@TommyDashed...Are you serious? Have you watched 5 minutes of ESPN the last 2 years? Many people agree last year's MVP vote got changed because of Kendrick Perkins bs racial campaign against Joker. That's one example of many I can name. For you to play dumb and act like the NBA media doesn't have an anti-white agenda makes you look foolish.

It's anti white masked as being anti European notice how they never mention anything negative about Wenby but then they've been trying to discredit luka every since he got in the league and it's from all the older players who weren't exactly the best but still had big enough names at the time whereas superstars like iverson and others give him his credit

​@tommydashed4205 he's not talking about the legacy media mainly he's talking about individual pundits like arenas and kendrick perkins etc and because they played and have experience they're given a platform to say what they say which most of the time isn't always bad it's more the anti European stances they have come across as petty and not even based in reality, like they'll blame players taking more 3s on Europeans when in actuality it was everyone trying to copy golden state then blames the fact Americans aren't taught the fundamentals because they're all about athleticism on Europeans because they are taught the fundamentals from a young age, basically seeing parts of the game played today that he doesn't like and blaming Europeans when Europeans have nothing to do with the style or what teams are looking for

not being “up to par” for Luka is still better than 99% of the league.

He’s at worst the 2nd best (only to joker if anyone) in the entire league, much less “best left” imo. Mavs going all the way

Luka just needed some time to get over his knee injury. To his credit, he was somehow able to do that during a postseason run; I have no idea how he did it. We're probably looking at a Mavs/Celtics final since most of the Nuggets not named Nikola Jokic decided not to show up this postseason.

*overlooked

@@NoahLindenI told my people this the only reason Minnesota beat Denver was because everybody on Denver not named Jokic and Jamal didnt play great in the 2nd round hell even Jamal was inconsistent

Doesn't seem like he's too intelligent

Remember - they got Kyrie in a PANIC to keep Luka from leaving the Mavs

Kyrie might be the vocal leader but Luka is the talisman. You can see everyone feeds off his energy on offense and rn even defense, like a true PG.

Kyrie, being 7 years older is the natural leader, emotionally, as Luka has said repeatedly. You really sound ignorant so I'll trust Luka on this one. Bless your heart.

Kyrie is the leader, Luka is the star. Luka has leadership duties and kyrie has star duties. There's nothing wrong with it. Steph and Draymond had a similar dynamic and won 4 chips

We don't need such debates, the team is really Luka's, but without Kyrie and the others, we wouldn't get anywhere, so it's the most stupid thing to talk about these things. I understand what some of you wanted to say, Luka finally recovered a little from his injuries and finally played like a real leader, but you have to know that Kyrie is a leader in the locker room and that with his experience he teaches Luka how to be a real leader, so we can say, that Kyrie is the leader and there is nothing wrong with a team having two leaders. It should also be known that Luka himself said that Kyrie Irving is a true leader who brought them together and with his experience and influence brought an atmosphere that is important for the team if we want to win the championship and I tell you this as someone who has been a fan of Luka since Luka was 16 years old. We all learn all our lives, and that's how Luka learns to become a great leader, and he draws that role the model from Kyrie, who selflessly gives that energy to him and the whole team, so we don't need stupid debates. Don't get me wrong.

😂

Most people don’t. They just see his clips because other channels use his dumb ass takes.

what about KENDRICK lol

It's true, Luka knew how to play defense all the time, but he didn't have enough energy for that, he used all his energy to create offense and score points. Now Luka and Kyrie have assigned each other roles and finally they have enough quality teammates that they can trust and because of this they don't have to spend energy unnecessarily, now they can channel that energy into playing top-notch defense. It's also because all the roll players are capable of playing good defense, especially PJ Washington, Gafford, DJJ and Dereck Lively, which is fantastic.

I would say Jokic has a higher floor and Luka has a higher ceiling. In order to achieve his potential, Luka has to get in better shape and become more emotionally mature. Otherwise, I don't see him becoming an all-time great.

@@NoahLinden Luka could retire today and would already be in the HOF conversation...

Luka's stats are significantly worse. Literally no ones haa better stats than Jokic. No one.

These playoffs are another chance for him to solidify that undeniable respect that comes with deep runs in the playoffs, and the biggest is winning it all like Jokic. Then they can't lie and sweep for their favorites anymore. If it's like Jokic, that might be needed.

@@Smido83 Not just conversation. He is a first ballot HOF already. Why? Because of his euro success. My guy is the youngest euroleague MVP in history.

They're jealous the european players speak better english than them.

Good old Gilbert Arenas!

He not a F.A.N.

I’d say the fanbases are very similar

I’d say the fanbases are very similar

@@MaximusR93 this man gets it!

Who is the Kendrick?

They would roll out the red carpet for them. And that is the reason things are so messed up because one group takes all this disrespect and the other group just gets to act anyway they want like bad kids

It’s funny how y’all cry about “everything being about race” but then bring up race constantly if y’all feel the smallest slight against white folks 😅

The problem with what you just said, is Gilbert arenas has been opened about his racism so you can't interpreted it as criticism, guys like Luka and jokic being good at basketball makes Gilbert arenas feel uncomfortable and insecure, he has been open with his hate about white or white European players.

@@recorz98 so when he has hot takes about black players and entire decade of basketball is that racism as well?

@@peda15that part

there was the one foul he got that got called so late that wasn’t even debatable the refs weren’t even gonna then they thought about how bad it’d look if they didn’t call

Luka doesn’t get the preferential treatment like Lebron does from the refs

It was mad clear how they wanted OKC to win the 2nd round the same fouls Shai was getting Luka was getting ignored by the refs especially Tony Bummers

They're just going mask off now. They've been this way towards whites forever for those paying attention

It’s cute how y’all think THIS is racism 😂

This ain’t racism.

@@peda15 fr they wanna be oppressed so bad.

@@gothgrrl8711no, we really don’t, we actually just want people to stop talking about skin color all the time. That being said, with the disproportionate black presence in the NBA media and podcast space, there is obvious bigotry towards white and/or European players. To pretend that you can’t see it is just delusional 😂😂😂

Luka has been elite defensively this playoffs so far. Way above just "decent".

@@MistaWordz well i am not talking just about the playoffs, but indeed he is

That's not true joker plays elite team defense he has incredibly quick hands and reflexes and understands how to disrupt plays and get into passing lanes and he knows how to use his big body he's not at the top of the NBA for on ball defense he's pretty much neutral in that stat but his off ball defense is elite. IQ is good for defense too. Not pure athleticism.

​@@jacktheleper4468 yeah that still doesnt make him elite defender, there are levels to defending

Being black doesnt give you a better physique or make you a good defender, athleticism is something you work on just like anything else. Some people like anything else has a leg up due to genetics but this isnt exclusive to being black. This is the same racism that people use against Europeans just in reverse.

He didn't achieve much because he was weak willed and weak minded, now he has a podcast? I guess he's gotta do something right?

I will give Gil credit, for being arguably the best "shoot-first/no passing/no-defense/no-leadership/non-winning/gun-toting" point guard of all time. He lost more games than he won! No one is riding their single 60 point game quite like Gil.

@@r.lr.lreverse racism 😂😂😂😂

@@peteinthedesert7082 Definitely agree with your 1st sentence. He proudly boasted how he abused 1-4 flat, meaning 1-dimensional and can't do anything other than cooking 1 guy. And he's talking and downplaying European players as if he's way way better.

he is black

Not to mention Perk and sas

He wasnt called agent 0 for nothing