2006-12-31 18:31:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
They are wearing helmets when they begin hitting each other. The refs stop it when the helmets come off. It's still a foul.
Hockey is a contact sport, basketball is not.
2006-12-31 18:34:44 · answer #1 · answered by ©2009 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Several things -
1) It isn't OK, it's just commonly accepted because hitting, fighting, tackling, etc. are all part of hockey. It still is a major penalty and often leads to ejections, however, in hockey. Also, if it happens often enough with the same people, they do get suspended.
2) Hockey players have safety equipment because of said traditions in hockey.
3) No one in America cares about hockey anyway, it is viewed as a Canadian/Euro sport. When people from other countries see basketball(viewed as American) players fighting, they label the country as thugs. That's not a good perception!
Hope this Helps.
2007-01-01 09:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by Beast8981 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hockey actually has fights. basketball is more like grown men slapping eachother. You can't sell basketball fights because they are so pathetic. Worse, they all have this "thug" immage, and when a fight actually happens, it destroys it. Just look at C. Anthony.. people use to think he was tough, now they just laugh. Even the softest of hockey players would hand the toughest of basketball players there ***, because there just aren't very many REAL tough guys playing basketball. Period.
2007-01-01 10:08:00 · answer #3 · answered by bballfan81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me answer by asking another question. Has the NHL ever had to institute a dress code for its players because they LOOKED like thugs. The answer is NO. Hockey is a physical sport just like football. Elite players need to be protected. When a football fight breaks out we don't call them thugs do we? Last time I checked the NFL had plenty of black players. It's the physical nature of the sport. not racism.
2007-01-01 10:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by Big Pappi1972 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hockey is a faster sport. It is meant to be physical, the players wear protective equipment.
Basketball is supposed to be non-contact.
Personally basketball portrays thugs.
I have met many pro-hockey players, although I am not a sports fan, I must admit, they were very nice, friendly people.
2007-01-01 02:41:41 · answer #5 · answered by starting over 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
r u serious? dude hockey is a contact sport ur allowed to and u wear big pads u can hit in football too because big pads but in baseball and basketball no pads r u seriously nv what u do last night?
2007-01-01 19:49:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hockey players are white...basketball players are black...simple as that unfortunately.
2007-01-01 04:45:04 · answer #7 · answered by cthomp99 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
because hockey players are white
2007-01-01 21:18:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
hockey is a more physical sport then the nba. thus hockey is better than basketball
2007-01-01 02:38:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well no nether in hokey nor in basketball its allow to hit each other in the field
2007-01-01 02:34:25 · answer #10 · answered by Amit G 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋