Charlie Villanueva, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks, took some time out to reflect on his experience as a Dominican-American in the National Basketball League. The perspective was prompted partly by the recent Dominican Republic Independence Day.
What it is to be #Dominican in the @NBA? Read more on my prospective: https://t.co/GDV7fWK31H pic.twitter.com/z9w69Mlwmg
Villanueva couldn't fit all he wanted to say into the character limit on Twitter, so the power forward provided a link to his sports blog, where he described in more detail how the pride and honor he feels to represent the country of his heritage in the competitive world of professional basketball.