There are a couple of reasons. The first is that many white people have little exposure to black people through any other means than their televisions, and one of the most common places where they see black people is when they are playing Basketball. Therefore it only makes sense to many of them that if most of the black people they see are good at basketball, then most of the black people in general must be good at basketball. The second reason is that, as with any stereotype, there is a kernel of truth to it. Basketball is historically one of the most accessible sports in America for low-income people because there are always basketball courts in parks as a result of how inexpensive and easy to maintain they are. Furthermore, basketballs themselves are very cheap. Also, you can play with really any number of people and it is still a fun game. Therefore, many urban poor, which many black kids are, can and do shoot hoops. Therefore, many of them do get very good, compared to white kids who are often on swim teams, tennis teams, etc. Of course, we all know that is not always true.
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∙ 13y agoWho told you basketball was black peoples favorite sport? I don't particularly like basketball or any sport. People like what they like individually not because of their race. That was very ignorant of you to even post a question and since I'm the one who edited your question you should learn to write rather than worrying about black people
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∙ 12y ago"we work harder and we try to accomplish what we do" snoopdoggiedogg24
snoopdoggiedogg24 is obviously a dumb black kid. No capitalization, no punctuation, and a dumb name.
They have better metabolism, extra tendons in their legs, and because of this, increased speed. Speed is a key factor in sports so they generally are better at sports. Probably developed this from slave work, and genetic breeding for better slaves.
The difference is, white people are more intelligent and make better decisions, such as whether or not to go for it on 4th down or not. That's why you have white people as head coaches, the ones that make millions of dollars each year for 40-50 years. I hope I answered this well enough for you.
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∙ 12y agoThis is not necessarily the case.
Anyone can play basketball, no matter what colour of skin they are.
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∙ 13y agobecause they can run shoot and steal and they have different strengths. It's geneic and many are have natural skills such as speed and jumping ability.
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∙ 12y agoI find this very racist, but in my opinion yes.
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∙ 11y agoThats just stereotyping. I know a lot of white,Hispanic,etc that are better than African Americans at basketball
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∙ 13y agoWhy Are White People Good At swimming
because black people are just too awesome at athletics and basketball :)
He is a really good Basketball player and he was once black then changed white.
Just for people to have fun and to be good at something, like your talent.
They treated black people wrong b/c they had a different skin color they treated white people good because of there wealth
People want to have fun so they play basketball? People play basketball because is a team sport,so playin withother people makes it more fun.There are also people that just love the game,they feel alive when they are playin. People play because they think its fun and rewarding. They also play cause they can meet new people when they go to camps and basketball games.
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white and black are the same you like a sport your good at it and you eventually become good at any sport
Be black
Black undershirt black basketball shorts black shorts black basketball shoes
They believe that only "black" people can play basketball.
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a good intro for a basketball speech is : this is dedicated to all the people that love basketball
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He is a famous black basketball player and he is good but not good now
because black people are just too awesome at athletics and basketball :)
Everyone can play basketball, it's a good exercise.