Sorry, ESPN, White American Players Are Not Vital To the NBA’s Success

Recently ESPN's "Outside The Lines" produced a report about the lack of white American players in the NBA and it hinted that white Americans are important to the NBA's success in some ways.

Well as a white basketball player, I enjoyed the insight the piece gave about the recent turnout of white Americans in the NBA and the reasons why they haven't been getting their chance in the Association. I completely disagree with the fact that they are vital to the league's success for a number of obvious reasons.

First off, during the period when the majority of players in the league were white, the NBA was basically a regional league that was second in popularity to the NCAA—the 1980 NBA Final was shown on tape delay. So the st...

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