2007-01-31 02:00:28 · 10 answers · asked by TheHeftyLefty 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
no.. its just an image thing.. urban youths / hip-hop culture is the NBA's main target market, especially for clothing and merchandise.
most basketball player's roots are from the urban streets where street-ball and its hip-hop culture gangsta image is important. so if thats where majority of the players are from, thats how they'll look.. doesn't mean they are thugs..
sure, there a couple of sour apples, but every sport has those..
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2007-01-31 02:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Virus Type V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is definitely a hidden racist question man. Just because your black doesn't mean you listen to hip-hop and rap. Furthermore, rap and hip-hop doesn't have to be negative anyway. It depends on what you listen to.
2007-02-03 15:06:02 · answer #2 · answered by Allie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I do not believe it has had any impact on the NBA. Do you ask that because the majority of players are African American? Maybe they listen to Country or Rock. Is it just because they are African American that they would have to listen to hip-hop/rap?
2007-01-31 02:24:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No i dont. I think society has a bad impact on our youth. Who feel the only way to get success is to Rap or play basketball.
2007-01-31 03:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by TD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NBA is trying to make both lifestyles appeal to younger people.
2007-01-31 02:53:03 · answer #5 · answered by georgewallace78 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no & it's absolutely ridiculous to connect the 2. why cause most players are balck & so are most rappers? thats why i thought it was so stupid when they made the dress code to deter players from wearing supposed hip hop apparel to games.
2007-01-31 02:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically you're asking if black people are negatively influencing the nba......i'm gonna go ahead and say no considering nobody wants to watch white people play basketball.
2007-01-31 02:16:53 · answer #7 · answered by j rock 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
naw man wat u mean? actualy hip-hop/rap makes me shoot good and dunk....and sometimes do some nice lay-ups,wat u hate rap or something?cuz i think hip-hop goes great wit NBA
2007-01-31 03:01:59 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see the connection.
2007-01-31 02:11:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-01-31 03:22:21 · answer #10 · answered by gman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋