Alright, let’s talk about them good ol’ basketball fellas, the white ones, you know, the ones that play in that NBA thing. Folks keep jabberin’ about who’s the best, so I figured, why not yap about it a bit myself?
First off, gotta mention that Larry Bird fella. Yep, “The Hick from French Lick” they call him. Heard that name plenty on the TV. That boy could really play, let me tell ya. Folks say he’s the best white fella to ever bounce a ball in that there NBA. He was the main man for them Celtics back in the eighties, won ’em a whole bunch of championships – 1981, 1984, and 1986. Folks say he was smart on the court, knew how to get the ball in the hoop. He wasn’t the fastest or jumpin’ the highest, but he was clever, real clever.
Now, there’s this other fella, plays nowadays, name’s Nikola Jokić. Don’t rightly know how to say that name proper, sounds foreign to me. But boy, can he play too! He’s big, real big, but he moves like a cat sometimes. Passes the ball like nobody’s business. Folks say he’s somethin’ special, a real game-changer.
You know, it’s funny, they say most of them fellas in the NBA are black. Heard somethin’ on the radio the other day, said like 70 percent of ’em are. Then there’s some Latinos and a few Asians, but mostly black fellas. Only about 17 percent are white, they say. But these white boys, they hold their own, they sure do.
- Larry Bird was somethin’ else, a real winner.
- Nikola Jokić, that big fella, he’s amazin’ to watch.
- There ain’t that many white fellas in the NBA, but the ones they got are good.
I remember watchin’ Bird play back in the day. He wasn’t flashy, not like some of them young fellas today, all dunkin’ and showin’ off. He was just… solid. Knew how to play the game, knew how to win. That’s what mattered. He wasn’t jumpin’ over cars or nothin’, but he got the job done.
Now, this Jokić fella, he’s a different kind of player. Like I said, big as a house, but soft hands. Can shoot, can pass, can dribble. Folks say he’s one of the best passers in the whole league, black, white, or whatever. He ain’t the fastest guy, but he don’t need to be. He just outsmarts everyone else. Reminds me a bit of Bird in that way.
It’s kinda neat seein’ these fellas, comin’ from all sorts of places, playin’ together. Black, white, don’t matter. They’re all just tryin’ to put that ball in the hoop. And them white boys, they sure do a good job of it, especially Bird and Jokić. They’re somethin’ special, those two. They prove that you don’t gotta be the fastest or the highest jumper to be a great basketball player. You just gotta be smart, gotta be tough, and gotta know how to play the game.
Heard they did some sort of list, the 75 best players ever. Bird was on it, of course. Don’t know if Jokić is on there yet, but he probably will be someday. They both deserve it. They worked hard, played hard, and made their mark on that there NBA.
So, yeah, them’s the best white fellas in the NBA, far as I’m concerned. Larry Bird and Nikola Jokić. Two different players, two different eras, but both great. They make us proud, they sure do. They show that hard work and determination can take you a long way, even if you ain’t the flashiest fella on the court.
In conclusion, while there aren’t many white fellas in the NBA compared to black fellas, the ones that are there, like Larry Bird and Nikola Jokić, are mighty fine players. They got skill, they got smarts, and they know how to win. They’re the best of the best, far as this old lady is concerned.
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