What if dirk was american with a nike shoe contract?

[ttwarrior1]

Would he be every white american man's hero and favorite player like larry bird???

Dirk has been doing this for years and only called soft , only because he's 7 foot and not a center,

He became a legend tonight.

Just too bad he is not a poor kid from a small city. He's just not as popular as he should be. Is it because he is from germany or wherever?