Can someone explain why black people should root for teams instead of players?

[Houston911]

A. Our grandparents were teenagers and the NBA still wasn't allowing blacks to play or come inside stadiums.

B. The league is 80% black, but black folks only make up around 10% of the executive positions

Why is it a problem if we're loyal to players over teams that don't necessarily represent our interests?

Why should you have to place your faith in this guy?

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

in 3 yrs id root for kobe when heat sign him for the vet minimum

 

[Premeditated]

That's why I'm a Kobe fan first and Laker fan second

Lol @ being loyal to a team, when the executives are probably racist and wouldn't let their daughters fukk with nikkas

 

[Kings County]

i root for teams and players

i fukks with cam newton, rg3, vick .. all black qbs lol

 

[Filthy McNasty]

Is it really that serious?

Root for your hometown team like normal people, wtf is wrong with you guys?

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

loyal is overrated...

them nikkas tried to trade ray allen twice

only racist cac fans care about loyalty in sports

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

That's why I always say fukk boston and fukk the celtics, but I love what the big 3 and rondo do. Good luck to Ray Ray in South Beach

 

[Filthy McNasty]

People coming up with any excuse to root for the Heat now?

 

[Premeditated]

Is it really that serious?

Root for your hometown team like normal people, wtf is wrong with you guys?

so we should root for our hometown team even if it's a shytty franchise just because we're from there? And who are you to tell anyone what's normal?

 

[Filthy McNasty]

so we should root for our hometown team even if it's a shytty franchise just because we're from there?

Yes.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Because player change and leave, but your team is your team. Rootibg for players over teams breeds fairweather fakkitry.

 

[Premeditated]

Yes.

well, that's a stupid ass mentality. I ain't trying to root for a team I don't enjoy watching. So I'm not gonna force to like them.

 

[Kimo_bud]

These nikkas we root and stan for don't give a fukk about us and blow all their money on cars, partying, white women, and drugs..fukk em

 

[resurrection]

Because fairweather fandom is douchey as fukk. You get no real satisfaction when your "team" wins anything because you don't actually care about the team or struggled through any of the losses. When you just jump to the favorites it's like we were supposed to win anyway.

I couldn't be any other type of sports fan other than the one who sticks by his team for that reason. When we do win, you feel like you really deserve it as a fan and it feels so much better. Picking someone different every other year brings no satisfaction and doesn't allow you to be really emotionally invested, and it's just way more fun that way.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

i root for teams and players

i fukks with cam newton, rg3, vick .. all black qbs lol