lol. That's cold. He went on about his Italian heritage and got himself into this mess of sorts. I think both of his parents were born in the US. His dad was born in Washington, but I guess has Italian heritage. They've got to get past Italy and Germany/Latvia first.
This is tragic to have happen at a basketball game : Serbia's Boriša Simanić loses kidney after injury at FIBA World Cup
His parents could have used another first name but it was clear that the family was big on that heritage. Would not have obtained Italian citizenship 2-3 years ago, he just changed his mind after he probably verbally said yes to the Federation. Then the Federation put him on a blaster.
100%. Not to mention there are not constant whistles for very glancing contact, or even phantom contact. The game has more flow and doesn't reward the foul seeking north American guards as much.