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Steve Nash

Photo: Scott L from Los Angeles, United States of America via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

File No. 756482  ·  Adjudicated

Steve Nash

Athlete — Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks

Born
1974
Birthplace
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Citizenships
ZA / CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
4.0/ 5
Weighted across 6 scored criteria

Designation

Johnny Canuck 🦸

Canadian to the core. May have moved, but still calls everyone “bud”.

Scorecard

Path B — not born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — no
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Canadian parentage — yes
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — yes
Held — by descent or naturalisation
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Canada
Lived in Canada by choice — yes
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — yes
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. It carries no weight under either path.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

First Canadian to win the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, and he did it twice (2005, 2006).

The verdict

Born in South Africa but raised in Victoria, BC from age 18 months, Nash is as Canadian as they come — two-time NBA MVP who reps the red and white hard. Canada claims him as our greatest basketball export, and he's never tried to argue otherwise, eh.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org