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The headline in Tuesday's Augusta Chronicle certainly gets your attention: "Basketball League for White Americans Targets Augusta." But the town best known for the Masters, which was a whites-only event until Lee Elder became the first African-American to tee it up in 1975, is balking at the idea of a whites-only basketball team.

Something called the All-American Basketball Alliance announced over the weekend that it plans to start its inaugural season in June and hopes Augusta is one of 12 cities to host a team. With the one stipulation, of course: "Only players that are natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league," the statement reads in part.

August Mayor Deke Copenhaver, who according to the Chronicle has previously expressed support for minor league teams, won't be doing so this time.

"As a sports enthusiast, I have always supported bringing more sporting activities to Augusta," he said. "However, in this instance I could not support in good conscience bringing in a team that did not fit with the spirit of inclusiveness that I, along with many others, have worked so hard to foster in our city."

But wait -- before you assume that this is blatant racism, AABA commissioner Don "Moose" Lewis wants you to know that it's not that sinister. Nope. It has to do with removing the And 1 element from the game."There's nothing hatred about what we're doing," he said. "I don't hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now. Here's a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like."

Lewis said he wants to emphasize fundamental basketball instead of "street-ball" played by "people of color." Right. Like, say, The Professor (but he can shoot 3s!).

I would love to hear Lewis' pitch to potential investors. "I want to create a league the emphasizes bounce passes, the weave, set shots, peach baskets ... anything that stifles creativity."

No idea how this doesn't work

DRiccio21 wrote:now i realize why Shel always talks shit about Noley behind his back

DRiccio21 wrote: now i realize why Shel always talks shit about Noley behind his back

Cnasty wrote:

DRiccio21 wrote:now i realize why Shel always talks shit about Noley behind his back

Why?? Nolie aint black.

DRiccio21 wrote:i have traveled basically everywhere in the US except the south, so i wasnt aware what still existed in this country.

well last weekend i witnessed just ridiculous racism... like shit i didnt possibly imagine was still in existance.

i havent taken many moral stances in my life as i'm a pretty 'do as you please just dont fuck with me' type of person. but racism drives me up a wall

i was at a bar and a group of white dudes got cut off by a black bartender... i'm mortified to even type what these guys said to this guy and even what they said they were going to do to him... and we were in a nice hotel lobby bar. The worst part is how the bartender just nodded and continued doing his job, i realize he was being professional but it just seemed like it was 'oh, another racist prick' type of blow off he gave them... we shouldn't still live like this, its fucking such lazy thinking and that drives me NUTS.

now i realize why Shel always talks shit about Noley behind his back

/rant over

DRiccio21 wrote:now i realize why Shel always talks shit about Noley behind his back

shel311 wrote:
I never even know Nole was black until we went to Williston to for some golfing, and I heard Nolie talking to his cousin in some foreign language I ain't never heard before in my life. I could make out about every 5th word and that was it.

Matt90210 wrote:You know it's coming...

BFiVL wrote:

DRiccio21 wrote:i have traveled basically everywhere in the US except the south, so i wasnt aware what still existed in this country.

well last weekend i witnessed just ridiculous racism... like shit i didnt possibly imagine was still in existance.

i havent taken many moral stances in my life as i'm a pretty 'do as you please just dont fuck with me' type of person. but racism drives me up a wall

i was at a bar and a group of white dudes got cut off by a black bartender... i'm mortified to even type what these guys said to this guy and even what they said they were going to do to him... and we were in a nice hotel lobby bar. The worst part is how the bartender just nodded and continued doing his job, i realize he was being professional but it just seemed like it was 'oh, another racist prick' type of blow off he gave them... we shouldn't still live like this, its fucking such lazy thinking and that drives me NUTS.

now i realize why Shel always talks shit about Noley behind his back

/rant over

Play COD for a night, you will find out how stupid folks still are.

Hoos wrote:^ Was it oldschoola? He's always talking smack.

Frankie7512 wrote:

BFiVL wrote:

DRiccio21 wrote:i have traveled basically everywhere in the US except the south, so i wasnt aware what still existed in this country.

well last weekend i witnessed just ridiculous racism... like shit i didnt possibly imagine was still in existance.

i havent taken many moral stances in my life as i'm a pretty 'do as you please just dont fuck with me' type of person. but racism drives me up a wall

i was at a bar and a group of white dudes got cut off by a black bartender... i'm mortified to even type what these guys said to this guy and even what they said they were going to do to him... and we were in a nice hotel lobby bar. The worst part is how the bartender just nodded and continued doing his job, i realize he was being professional but it just seemed like it was 'oh, another racist prick' type of blow off he gave them... we shouldn't still live like this, its fucking such lazy thinking and that drives me NUTS.

now i realize why Shel always talks shit about Noley behind his back

/rant over

Play COD for a night, you will find out how stupid folks still are.

Perfect post here. I play COD on a nightly me along with some black friends of mine,I am not black I am mexican and I apparently sound black on the mic but anyways we hear the "N" word on a nightly my friends. It is downright ignorant and a damn shame!What starts off as a simple shit talking as we all have seen on MW2 and then because they/me/us sound black or are black they have to pull out the ultimate and say the N word! For instance last night some dudes call us out,out of nowhere and we gets to playing and we own them on two matches of domination and then after that the ole N word comes out after some more shit talkin of course! Unbelieveable but it is still out there guys!