«Italian food is better in America than in Italy»- Corriere.it

In the age of social networks, one can also end up in the prizes for a discussion about food. Especially if the Italian one is involved. The protagonist of the story is an NBA veteran, PJ Tucker. Now play in Philly Sixers (already qualified for the semifinals of the Eastern Conference and waiting to know who they will face between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks), after wearing the jerseys of Phoenix, Toronto, Houston, Milwaukee and Miami, but in his past there is also an experience in our Serie A: it dates back to 2011 in Montegranaro. Then his career, passing through the Germans of Brose Bamberg, took off until it reached levels that were objectively unpredictable.

What has 37-year-old Tucker been up to? In an interview with the Philadelphia newspaper he also went so far as to talk about cooking. And he let himself go: «Italian food in the United States is better than in Italy». As if that weren’t enough, PJ also added an explanation that she linked to her experience in the Marche region: «When I lived in Montegranaro I didn’t find the same flavors that Italian food has in the USA». And again: Do you like Canadian grub? His response to the question about the plate of fries, gravy and cheese curds was: “Uh, no. I’m not a big fan of his.” The sentences ended up on the net and PJ was not forgiven: some called him a provocateur and some called him incompetent. Freedom of opinion is sacred, all right, but Tucker has made a big mistake: in Italy he will have improved his basketball to the point of becoming a solid player for the NBA, but as for cooking…