There have been players with Indian heritage, but there hasn't been a Native-American professional basketball player who became a regular for all sorts of social and political reasons.
From Sherman Alexie
Don't live up to your stereotypes.
I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture.
My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage.
The people who loved me when I was seven years old love my books, and the people who didn't like me when I was seven years old don't like my books.
I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian.
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