Xiao Hei shed tears! Schroeder admitted that he was helpless: because his skin color could not be respected like Nowitzki!

August 22, 2025, the warm-up stage of the European Championship is recently. It not only has the confrontation between NBA stars, but also the confrontation between traditional European teams. The grand occasion of the game is unique. And just today, Schroeder led the German team to defeat Spain with one point, and the advantage of this point came from Schroeder's quasi-final kill in the last 8.6 seconds. Although it was very happy to kill the opponent, Schroeder snatched away the popularity because of other remarks. The US media forwarded a speech by Schroeder: "In Germany, I will never get the same respect as Nowitzki, and this is just because of my skin color."

Of course, when Schroeder's so-called "skin color" cannot achieve equal status with Nowitzki. On this point, many fans expressed their opposition: Nowitzki's "Golden Rooster Independence" signature action has become an iconic symbol of global basketball. He also led the German team to win the third place in the 2002 World Championships and represented Germany in the Olympic Games as a flag bearer many times. He is regarded as the "totem" of German basketball. Although Schroeder performed well in international competitions, leading the German team to win the championship for the first time in the 2023 World Cup and won the MVP. He served as the flag bearer at the 2024 Paris Olympics and led the team to the semi-finals, but his NBA career has been many teams, and his personal honors and influence are not as good as Nowitzki. This difference in achievement should have been an important basis for public recognition, but Schroeder pointed out that skin color plays a key role in it.

Although there is still a racial view in modern society, in the sports industry, especially basketball, it has become more like a sport exclusive to black people. For example, Reeves had previously stated that he had been looked down upon as a white man, believing that he was just another thin white guy who could not gain a foothold in the NBA at all. But all the people behind him were slapped in the face with his strength.

After all, competitive sports follow one principle: food is the original sin. As long as you are strong enough, you can gain more respect in sports, and vice versa.