Three reasons I have gradually lost interests in NBA

so does Tim Duncan


listen im roman catholic( not sure that means much)... but im black, and i have no piercings, or tats. I also dont drink or smoke. But you can never judge a book by its cover

Just because someone looks different or does something out of the ordinary, doesnt make them more violent or less mean

Ive seen racist of all races( who have no tats, or piercings).

 

I have enjoyed reading this thread.

 

The fact that you cited Barkley as being fit and lean makes you lose all credibility. Why don't you close down your user account and start over with a new user name?

But wow, this one actually topped it. The irony of this statement seems to have been totally lost on you.

What's funny is that you apparently think how a person looks is a means to judge someone as classless, rather than how they behave. That attitude is in fact classless. But you might be reminded of the how these non-tatted (read: classy) gentlemen played hosts in a friendly exhibition basketball game. Behavior, not appearance is what makes people classy or not. And just like it is wrong to infer that Chinese people are classless from the behavior of this basketball team, you might want to reconsider your small and pathetic attitudes toward black people based on whatever happened in your own life that has made you butthurt to infer your bizarre attitudes from the few individuals you've encountered.

 

Asians want to pick fight with blacks when he have nothing to offer

we arent at the top of the social ladder, for a lot of us if we dont become athletes we dont become millionaires

 

Here's a reason to gradually love the league again
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How does that even make sense? 99.9 percent of people aren't millionaires, so are they to be pitied?

Also, Asian people are some of the nicest and humblest people out there.

 

Actually, it is very unlikely that any of these players use anabolic steroids to train. By now most athletes understand that the negative side effects associated with anabolic steroid use far outweighs the benefits.

However, they definitely use supplements as part of their training. There are plenty of things that you can use to supplement you body in a way that will yield better results than if no supplements are taken. Obviously most people have heard of HGH, but athletes can also take testosterone precursors, Creatine Phosphates, etc. to give them an edge in the weight room. Unlike anabolic steroids, most of these substances are completely legal and not harmful to your body. In fact, if you were a professional athlete and you weren't doing anything you could (legally) to give yourself an edge on the field or in the weight room than you wouldn't be taking your career seriously.

 

Steroid looking?

Exhibit A: David Robinson's Arm



Exhibit B: Karl Malone's Karl Malone



Exhibit C: Karl Malone's Arm



This isn't new to the NBA

 

I f**king HATE tattoos.

BUT - Its a WORLDWIDE phenomenon. Its not even at all limited to NBA and hip hop culture. If anything its anglo hipster culture thats popularized them into mainstream.

The OLYMPICS, the most PUREST CLEANEST, most PROFESSIONAL sporting event and melting pot of all the world cultures, was just DOUSED in TATTOO ink. The past 3 really, males and females.

Are these the typical thugs and ruffians associated with low class image?
http://www.needlesandsins.com/2012/08/top-10-olympic-tattoos-1.html
http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/galleries/g/13095839/the-best-and-worst-olympic-tattoos/13095855/

Spoiler

The problem now with tats isnt just the low class affiliation, but that people are just followers and take the easy way to being "edgy" and "intriguing" when they're not.

NBA players are rich and can afford "bling" with the look, which makes them look really excessively self absorbed. Tats just makes them an easier target. But rich people generally arent that humble

 

I just really like this post, a lot.

Must be a few other reasons. OP has his. Some have others.

 

Not to get too off topic, but society today likes to say that tattoos are more "accepted" than they were in the past, say 20 years ago when having a tattoo gave off a sense of "trash" or "thuggery".

Of course, that's generally the opinion or rationalization of those today who are getting or have a tattoo.

Personally, I still think tattoos are a silly cry for attention. And tacky. Any tattoo. Some are certainly trashy (depending on the location). And if someone gets a small tattoo that's not publicly visible...I just don't see the point of getting it then.

As for the NBA...Kevin Durant is an icon, favorite player in the game for sure. Definitely not 'roided out, but maybe the ink from his tats helps his shot.

The spoiled brat super team phenomenon recently? Yeah it hurts the game in my opinion. As does the hipster-faggotry among NBA athletes. Bunch of toolbags.