Sometimes we just have to admit that we can be arrogant Americans – even when we’re not trying to be.
The media is amused when an international player answers their questions in broken English. We ask Timofey Mozgov and Sasha Kaun if they're friends because they’re both from Russia as if Russia is the size of Olmsted Falls. When we write an article, we manage their quotes to make them sound more like American ballplayers – sports clichés and all. The aforementioned Mozgov doesn’t speak perfect English. And he’s not best friends with Sasha Kaun because they’re both Russian.