A year ago, Japanese fans called Nick Fazekas a "savior" for completely changing the fortunes of Japan's men's basketball team during Asian qualifying for the FIBA World Cup. That success was something he took pride in being a big part of.
But now, some have already started talking about a new guy ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics.
Fazekas, who has been a key figure in the Akatsuki Five since obtaining Japanese citizenship, feels that the treatment is "a little bit unfair."