White Basketball League

[pvfan]

This has to be a joke:

‘Whites only' basketball league announced | ajc.com

By Mike Morris

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Is a new professional basketball league announced this week for real, or is it all just some sort of joke or publicity stunt by former pro wrestling promoter Don "Moose" Lewis?

The Augusta Chronicle reported on Tuesday that the All-American Basketball Alliance plans to kick off its inaugural season in June and hopes that Augusta will be one of 12 cities to host teams.

But here's the kicker: According to a press release the newspaper and other Augusta media outlets received from the new league, "only players that are natural-born United State citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league."

That's right. Lewis, who calls himself the commissioner of the AABA, will exclude blacks and all foreigners from his new league, which the newspaper said will be based in Atlanta.

According to the Chronicle, Lewis said he wants to emphasize "fundamental basketball" instead of "street ball" played by "people of color."

"There's nothing hatred about what we're doing," Lewis told the paper. "I don't hate anyone of color."

Lewis pointed out recent incidents in the NBA, including Gilbert Arenas' suspension for bringing a gun into the Washington Wizards locker room, and said, "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?"

But is Lewis, a former promoter of the International Wrestling Union, serious about his plans for such an exclusionary league, which he hopes will have teams in a dozen southeastern cities such as Augusta, Albany and Chattanooga, Tenn.?

The AABA apparently has no Web site, and efforts early Thursday to reach Lewis through the telephone number listed on the league's press release were unsuccessful.

"I am a sports enthusiast myself, but I just don't think that idea's going to fly in Augusta, Ga.," Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver told WJBF-TV.

[R13]

What a ****ing douchebag, things aren't going to be good for him or anyone that plays, hoping this is a prank or something.

[Biggin]

haha if they do go thru with this, i would LOVE to see the winner of the redneck league take on the NBA champ

i can see the lakers putting up 400+ points against a team like that

i dont get it, there are white players in the NBA.

[burton2019]

Its true. Leagues like this are all over the US. All of them with different ethnicities.

[R13]

I think it's all ignorant, whether all-white, black, hispanic etc. The white would be the most boring though, that's what his racist ass gets. How dumb and pointless is this?

[Counts]

The white would be the most boring though

That sound preatty racist to me LOL

My politicly incorect opinion is that an all Pygmy league would be MUCH more boreing

[burton2019]

Get ready for lay ups, a lot of threes, and "fundamentals". Plus now the WNBA will have a direct ratings rival.

[Biggin]

shoot Candice Parker and Brittney Griner, with three other good womens players, would beat that all white mens team down. all the good white players are in the NBA.

i dont care if they do it, its a private business, they can do whatever they want.

but its hilarious that they take shots at the NBA, that does make it seem like the guy has ulterior motives.

[1inStripes]

Im not sure Brittney Griner could pass a gender test unfortunately. It may be very similar to the outcome of the South African runner.

[Biggin]

Really??

I havent heard that

She is playing womens basketball at Baylor, wouldnt they make sure she is a woman before she was allowed to play?