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Nicole Yochage's NBA finals MVP and championship hit different meaning they do not feel nearly as important as his predecessors crowning achievements.

That's not intended as a knock on the Serbian superstar who secured his first title Monday night with a victory over the Miami Heat.

It's a knock on the NBA and Nike's 30 year global mission. Globalism diminishes and dilutes everything it touches.

Last night following the Denver Nuggets 94 89 victory. Yochage and his teammates had the most subdued championship celebration perhaps in the history of American sports.

When asked by ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters how would felt to be champion of the NBA. Listen to the Yochage's reply.

Now you are an NBA champion. How does that feel? It's good. It's good. The job is done. You can go home now. Congratulations.

That's not quite Kevin Garnatch shouting anything has been possible. Did I say that anything is possible? He didn't say impossible.

But remember that in 2008. Inside the Nuggets locker room there were no iconic moments of joking sobbing and hugging the Lary O'Brien trophy with his dad comforting him.

That's what Michael Jordan did in 1991 after winning his first title. In the moments after winning, Yochage spent more time hunting down heat players to acknowledge and console than reveling in what his dominance created.

Again, I'm not knocking the Kola Yoke he strikes me as humble, well-intentioned and rational. He also strikes me as someone well aware that the NBA isn't all that important.

That's not good for American basketball. Passion permits fanaticism and fanaticism drives interest in the game.

Despite the best efforts of ESPN and Fox Sports 1, the base shows the NBA is a lot less interesting than it used to be. Globalism is partially to blame.

The NBA's best players, Yoke, Yadasan, Tachikumpo, Joel, Mb, Luca Duncan, Shay, Geltjes, Alexander, I don't know if I said that right, Shay, Alexander from OKC, they weren't born in the States.

They didn't spend their childhood following thinking about and learning the unique histories of NBA franchises.

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