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Originally posted by South GA BBall Ref
Age and race comes in to play in this arena, due to the fact that age restriction would affect more African American athletes than any other.
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The fact that the rule affects African Americans more than any other racial or ethnic group does not entail that there is a racist motivation for putting the rule in place.
The NBA's salary cap also affects African Americans more than any other racial or ethnic group. Is the salary cap racially motivated? Of course not. It affects AA's the most simply b/c AA's are the vast majority of NBA players.
The age limit is exactly the same. It affects AA's more than Arabs simply b/c there are overwhelmingly more 18-year-old AA's than 18-yr-old Arabs who are capable of playing in the NBA.
O'Neill simply used the easy wording instead of the correct wording. And he said as much the very next day. He was not accusing Stern and the owners of thinking that Blacks are inferior as human beings. He was only pointing out that Blacks are most affected by the rule.
Wed Jun 22, 2005, 03:35pm
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