Why does the NBA allow Kobe Bryant to attack white players they way he does?

Question

Think about it he's thrown a forearm at 3 white players in the league and not one of them was a big guy. I think he should be arrested for a hate crime if this continues.

Being able to work with people of both races still can cause you to be a racist. My point is simple. He has done it 3 times this year and man who has more control over his body then probably anyone in the NBA yet when he is guarded by a white guard, he strikes them. Sorry but basketball is a non-contact sport, so there is no reason for this. the fact that there are probably less then 15 white players that play guard and he’s hit 3 of them that is about 20% of them. Dam that a big number when you look at it and these 3 players are starters I don’t think there are more then 5 of these players starting.

Let me see Korver started 43 games last year, Jaric 49, Ginobili 56 if I recall the NBA is 82 games season so they are more then starters for more then half the year so they are starters.
Rule 5 states: No shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping or striking in any way the person of an opponent shall be allowed; the first infringement of this rule by any player shall come as a foul, the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made, or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game, no substitute allowed. Sounds like a non-contact sport to me.
Now if you want to me to get into the semantic of Ginobili possibly having European blood in him then we are on the wrong topic, putting anything else would and could be considered wrong and I personally don’t think it should be in here.
Now the 15 player I am probably wrong with there may be less I don’t know

Answer 1

The day they start calling him for carrying the ball is the day they will come down him for hitting players.......

Answer 2

""Ginobili is not white, his Argentinean. ""

ROFLMAO!!!!! Hilarious statement. And I guess I'm not white either, I'm American. LOL. Argentine is his nationality!!!!!

The NBA allows Kobe Bryant to attack white players because there is a stupid belief among most people that blacks cannot be racists. In reality, blacks can be very racist, and I think a lot more whites are colorblind than blacks. A lot of blacks have a resentment of white people.

The NBA is about 90% black. So when Kobe smashed his first opposing player in the face, I view the odds of that being a white person as 1 in 10. What do you know, it was that 1 in 10 who is white. Then, there was a 1 in 10 chance that the next player he smashed in the face was white, what a surprise, it was also that 1 in 10 that was white. Then the 3rd time he did it, it also just so happened to be the 1 in 10 that was white. Coincidence??? No way. Kobe Bryant is a punk, a coward, and a RACIST. I'd like to see him hit somebody like Amare Stoudamire in the face. But that wont happen. Racist Kobe is too big of a coward.

Answer 3

Ginobili is not white, his Argentinean. Maybe you should look inside yourself and see who's hating. I guess your just another Kobe hater. He got this trick from players like MJ, Malone, 1989 Pistons! If the refs are not going to call the fowls down low for you, why the heck would anyone care what’s going on up at the 3 point line.

P.S. Kobe had beef with both Reggie Miller (F) and Raja Bell, their African American right, so what’s the deal. Why doesn't anyone talk about that! Plus, why would a big guy be defending him all game, and especially at the 3 point line??? Du!!!

This proves that you're just a Kobe hater. I would have more respect for you if you just came out and said it like most people do. It's all part of the game, if you cant' handle it, watch NASCAR!!!

Lakers 4 Life!!! Peace!

Answer 4

Are you seriously saying this? Kobe is a racist and needs to be arrested for hate crimes? WOW dude, you jump to some major conclusions.

First off, there are more than 15 white guys that play guard in the NBA. So your numbers are off there. Second, basketball a non contact sport? Have you ever played basketball? Basketball is one of the most contact sports. Second only to football, maybe 3rd if you include Hockey (professional sports only). But it is definately a contact sport.

Kobe is one of the best players at controlling his body, I'll give you that. How about MJ or AI, when they cause the contact to happen and get the calls. Jordan was notorious for being the one to cause the contact, you never saw him get suspended for it though did you? I suppose he only did it to black guys so, that is different, in your mind. How about Reggie Miller kicking his feet out to get a call, or Bruce Bowen undercutting someone to get the call. Just thought I would throw those out there.

But to discount your statements even more, the three guys he has hit, Ginobili, Korver, and Jaric, are not starters. They may play a lot of minutes but none of them are listed as starters. They all may have started a few games this season, but are all listed as coming off the bench.

Get your facts straight before you post an ignorant question.

In response to your add on info......

First off, you didn't state anything in your original post about this year, or last year. So how many games did those guys start in the current season? The games they have started, are because of injuries to the guy in front of them.

To get another fact straight Ginobili is from Argentina, a little geography lesson here, Argentina is not in Europe, so I am not sure where that blood would come from. Also what kind of blood line he has, has nothing to do with your statements.

I agree with you that Rule 5 states those things. If the intent of the game was to be non contact, why would those rules be in place. You can obviously agree with me on this.....if basketball is a non contact sport then why are there ever any fouls called under rule 5?

By the way, Jaric is listed as a small forward for Minnesota. he has played 4th string PG behind, James, Foye, and Hundson. Korver is also playing small forward for Philly.

Just counting guards there are roughly 30 players (off the top of my head) that are both white and play the guard position. I am not sure why you would even bring race into this.

So since you can now see I can do my research too. If you want to ask questions, then ask a question, don't post comments that show ignorance. Racism is ignorant. The only reason it still exists today is because people like you have to play the race card in every senario. I am sure Kobe was thinking to himself as he came off the pick, "hey there is Kyle, he's white. I think I should hit him" . Get real. Oh yeah, maybe Kobe turned racist after that white chick that he screwed in CO, sued him.

Another addition for you................Did you see the Spurs game last night.....that was strange that there was a white guy starting in front of Ginobili.....Yeah I think his name is Brent Berry.

Answer 5

I don't think its a matter of racism...if you watch the NBA enough, you'll see that most player's (all throughout history) do some kind of dirty trick. For example: Karl Malone always kicked his leg out when he went for dunks or lay ups. John Stockton, sheesh where do we start with him? DWayde: Kicks his leg out as well. And how about when they foul Shaq? Or how about when Shaq fouls somebody else? They don't fine him do they? And Reggie Miller? Charles Barkley? And Raja Bell clotheslining Kobe last year in the playoffs, and what about all the shot's they take at Kobe? And what about the Bad Boys of Detroit in the late 80's? They'd have to revoke their championships based on your theory, because Bill Laimbeer was beating up on all kinds of black players and Dumars and Isaiah weren't exactly playing nice with Jordan....

Answer 6

Dude... I am so ashamed, the only reason racism ever comes up is cause people keep throwing it out there, look man he was frustereated with his game and how his teammates where playing, every time it happened it was during a losing streak and during a game that they where not winning. The color of the guy he hit is pointless, yes he should be fined for hitting players, But he is not thinking to himself, oo hes white ima hit him. No, the nba is to fast paced for that. He had a defender on him hurting his shot while frusterated, end of story. There would be no racism if it was not brought up. The fact that you do is sad, use common sense. ANY point guard of his caliber would be frusterated with how his team is playing. Look at the times and the games when this happened, and you will realize he was just hitting the person that was on him at that time.

Answer 7

I don't know if it's really a matter of being white or so. Bryant is a nba superstar and he's allowed more things than a second-hand player.

Answer 8

What are you talking about. Its so stupid how you and other people get ridicuolous ideas. hows that a hate crime, he aint racist to no white person. for all case, hell cool with phil jackson who is white and have teammates of him that is white as well. Kobe during clutch shot moment he follows through his shot and loose balance and hate someone.
I wonder where you come up with that idea of hate crime, the people who drafted him and the coach who he admired was white. Kobe hitting people is an accident and bad reaction he is making clutch shots. How can he get arrested play a legal sport and whatever happens on the court is an accident

Answer 9

No, Kobe is not a racist. I think none of the NBA players are racist.

Think about it. He just wanted to hit those people because he knew he was a lot stronger than them and could beat them up when they stood up ang got angry. But if it was Garnett or Andre Iguodala he hit, he knew that he had no chance of surviving victorious in the fight.

Cheap shots by Kobe. No wonder the Lakers are going downhill this part of the season.

Answer 10

Because Kobe wouldn't attack a black player like that. He knows that if he did, the player's posse would come after him armed to the teeth. No white player's gonna sic their posse on Kobe.

Answer 11

C'mon. The one against Korver wasnt even that bad. He was just driving through and put his elbow up. I think that the NBA has forgotten that basketball uses the elbows. Dikembe Mutombo, one of the greatest rebounders ever, always used his elbows to help him get rebounds. It's just part of the game.