Basketball World Cup winner Dennis Schröder has said it would be a big statement for diversity if he was chosen as German flag bearer for next week’s opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Schröder captained Germany to a first-ever world title last year but also cited his African roots. “It would mean everything to me. To be able to represent Germany in that way with my background, my mum from Gambia, would be huge. It would be a statement to carry the flag as a dark-skinned person,” Schröder said. “Of course I know where I come from and where my mum comes from. I think that would definitely …