Why are there no white people in the NBA?

Question

I never see any white people in NBA playing basketball. Is the NBA racist against whites?

Answer 1

The NBA's MVP the previous two seasons was Steve Nash (WHITE). The MVP this season will be WHITE again Dirk Nowitzki. The past two NBA drafts the first player chosen was a WHITE player 2005 Andrew Bogut and 2006 Andrea Bargnani. The MVP of the Rookie Sophomore game in Las Vegas was a WHITE player David Lee. The 3 point shootout winner was a WHITE player Jason Kapono.

There are 89 white players on current NBA rosters. There are only 450 players in the NBA. Which means 19.7% of the NBA is WHITE. That's an awfully high percentage to be asking.... Why are there no white people in the NBA?

Answer 2

That's because blacks are built to be more athletic and fast, and they are trained for a very young age in basketball. That's why I think about 80% of the NBA are dark-skinned. (more or less)

There are some American white people still though. Brent Barry is now playing for the Spurs, and he's a former Slam Dunk champ. Matt Bonner is also playing for the Spurs, a good shooter. Chris Kaman is an outstanding center for the L.A. Clippers. And how about Jason Kidd? He's Mr. Triple-Double. And Austin Croshere and Jeff Foster from Mavs and Pacers. JJ Redick from the Magic is a great prospect and should develop in years. There are still others but Im only thinking of famous ones.

International whites are plenty. Nowitzki, Ginobili, Nash, Turkoglu, Nesterovic, Udrih, and Arroyo are very good. And the NBA is not racist, they even hate that.

Answer 3

I don't know what NBA you've been watching because there are plenty of white guys in the NBA. Just to name a few:

Dirk Nowitzki
Steve Nash
Jason Williams
JJ Reddick
Kirk Hindrich
Luke Walton
Mike Dunleavy

Answer 4

You must have never watched an NBA game in your life, because there are a lot of white players. The reason there are more black players than white players has nothing to do with the myth that blacks are more athletic than whites and everything to do with socioeconomic class. Generally, people who predominatly come from inner-city environments grow up playing basketball because it is the only sport available to them. It's the same reason why a lot of good soccer players come from poor countries. They don't need a lot of equipment to play the sport and they can play it in the street. Of course, this is only generally speaking, since there are many players, both white and black, that come from suburban middle-class environments. But the reason there are so many black players is because generally, blacks, having gone through slavery and having been discriminated against, have not been able to catch up economically with whites in this country. So because of that, and their environment, they play whichever sport is readily available to them. And that happens to be basketball. In fact, when Jews were predominate in the inner-city, back in 1920-1940, there were a lot of Jewish basketball players. That tells you that socioeconomic class is the major factor in why their are more blacks than whites in the NBA today. But there are still a lot of white players, and a lot of them are very good players. Being a good basketball player has nothing to do with skin color.

Answer 5

?Ever heard of STEVE NASH??? MVP of the league, guess what he is white. And Dirk is also one of the best players in the league and he is white. No the NBA isn't racist, every team wants the best players on there team whether they are black or white

Answer 6

There are several players from Europe who play. As to whether they are white or not who knows or even cares for that matter, the basketball player makes the game not the basketball players skin color.

Answer 7

Well no..


People like Steve Nash and J. Kid have a natural tallent for the game.

Some of the best in basketball are white.

But there are more successful black because they are faster, react better, and can jump higher.

BUT... They are less smarter than whites which gives whites a chance to out smart them.

EXAMPLE: Steve Nash-2 time raining MVP-out smarts blacks by mixing up his game all the time. Gives fakes and all of that.


Good enough?

Answer 8

there are definitely white players. the league MVP the last 2 seasons is white...steve nash. he is a candidate again for the award, alng with Dirk Nowitzki, who is also white.

Answer 9

BZ you can't be serious. My man there are at least 20% of the NBA that are not black and probably more than that.

Answer 10

there are plenty of European whites in the NBA,
American Caucasians just don't cut it in the NBA.
I say this and I'm an American caucasian.