Really? An all white basketball league? Really? Believe it.
The All-American Basketball Alliance issued a press release on Sunday evening stating that it plans to begin its inaugural season in June and hopes to put teams in 12 cities.
“Only players that are natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league,” the statement read.
Don “Moose” Lewis, the commissioner of the AABA, says there’s no racism involved here.
“There’s nothing hatred about what we’re doing,” he said (Nice grammar, Don). “I don’t hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now. Here’s a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like.”
Lewis said he wants to emphasize, get this, fundamental basketball instead of “street-ball” played by “people of color.”
Yes, he really said “people of color.”
He pointed out recent incidents in the NBA, including Gilbert Arenas‘ recent suspension after bringing guns into the Washington Wizards locker room, as examples of fans’ concern with the way pro sports are run in this country.
“Would you want to go to the game and worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch?” he said. “That’s the culture today, and in a free country we should have the right to move ourselves in a better direction.”
He also plans to have the blacks use a different water fountain and sit in a different section of the stands at league games. OK, I made that last sentence up but it almost seems believable based on what this guy is trying to do.
The Atlanta-based league, which will operate as a single-entity owning all of its teams, is looking for local contacts to pay $10,000 to become a “licensee” in one of 12 cities throughout the Southeast. Lewis said he has already received threats several cities have told him to stay out of town.
Would it surprise you to know that Mr. Lewis is a former pro wrestling promoter? Didn’t think so.
OK, aside from how remarkably closed-minded this guy is, an all white basketball league would just be flat out boring.
Are you ever, EVER going to hear an announcer say, “…and that’s Allen Gerschwitz with the slam dunk!”
Come on. Please.
What do you think? Is this racism or do you think there should be an all white basketball league?
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