James: Americans only say which city they come from? People from other countries are more proud of their country

June 9th, today, Lakers forward James' podcast program "The Brain of the Field" aired the 11th episode of the second season, with James, Doncic and host Nash talking about many topics.

Nash: "I think sometimes we forget that the United States is too big, there are too many different perspectives and regions."

James: "This is also a thing that is closely related to a sense of honor. When you live in Slovenia, when you live in a country that is not as big as American cities, you feel proud to play on behalf of the country. Everything here is based on the city. It took us a while before we get that sense of honor back at the Olympics. When We lost the Olympics in 2004 and also lost the championship at the 2006 World Championships, and it took us a while to realize, ‘Oh, that’s true.’ The rest of the countries have improved not only at basketball level, it’s a matter of honor.

"When you have that sense of honor, that more persistent dedication, more responsibility, you want to be there because you know what you represent, and I think that's important too. Because the United States only talks about cities here. When everyone asks where the other person comes from, the answer will be that I am from Chicago, I am from Houston, I am from Los Angeles, no one says I am from the United States, everyone says that he is from a certain city. The whole world is based on the country, which is a sense of pride. Of course, I have participated in four Olympic Games on behalf of the American men's basketball team. You can see and feel that point. You can not only feel it from the competition on the field, but also from the shouts in the audience and from the passion of the fans. ”

Doncic: "So I play for the national team every year. ”