The NBA Media’s Hate of International Players…The NBA Media’s Hate of International Players…This Video:Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic. Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are all international NBA players. Two of them have won back to back MVP awards, but all these players catch constant disrespect from the NBA media despite making up the NBA's top 7 players currently.