Is this possible with NBA fans?

[Ineedmoney504]

I c/s the poster saying black folks don't seem to idolize sports like that. Like I don't think I've ever encountered that whole "my grandfather and his father and my father....we will always be bears fans" bullshyt amongst black folks. Maybe it has to do with us being centered around urban centers and just having more shyt to align to/worry about. But those generational "this team means everything to my family" seems to hit more with blue collar/lower economic status whites who live further out or in rural communities or rust belt towns, places where aint shyt else to identify with or care about except sports.

the people of New Orleans are like that with the saints. It was absolutely crazy out here when they won the bowl. Not in no drunken white boy shyt. On some it was so much love and happiness, the party didn’t end to like 7am

 

[NYC Rebel]

the people of New Orleans are like that with the saints. It was absolutely crazy out here when they won the bowl. Not in no drunken white boy shyt. On some it was so much love and happiness, the party didn’t end to like 7am

The black giants fans I know are on it hard like that to. That shyt is straight passed down through family with them.

 

[SmoothOperator88]

As said before the NBA is young compared to the rest of the leagues and there aren't many teams that have families following them for 4/5 generations outside of a select few. Compound that with how the NBA following skews national as opposed to local like MLB & NHL and to a lesser extent NFL and it's hard to imagine.

But there are some markets where it where it would happen. Been in the league a while, havent won in 40+ years, a source of civic pride. If the Knicks, Pacers or Trail Blazers won it would definitely be like this.

 

[Hammer]

why would someone even tweet about that?

who gives a shyt someone brought a paper to ur dads grave bc Philly won a super bowl

the internet is embarrassing sometimes

 

[Goat poster]

Dope!

Can't wait for a Cleveland Browns Super Bowl win for my pops

Same here.

My pops would be ELATED if that ever happened.

Breh has been through enough suffering damn it

 

[3rd Koast Kang]

I felt like this after the Astros won back in November cause my momma was a huge Astros fan

They did it momma

 

[NYC Rebel]

I felt like this after the Astros won back in November cause my momma was a huge Astros fan

They did it momma

This dude grew up in Camden (across from Philly) whose late dad was an eagles fan.

 

[JackRoss]

I agree with you most NBA fans are shameless dikk riders..

 

[75 Others]

Never ever

There no NBA teams with 10-20 year waiting lists for season tickets like the NFL has

 

[tremonthustler1]

I remember something Chris Russo said when the Giants ended their drought in 2010 (one day I hope to feel the way he felt when he did that monologue). He said growing up, you had to do 2 things: pick your rock band and pick your baseball team and those two things would always be with you no matter where you go and he highlighted a timeline of his life where somehow important aspects of his life were marked by what the SF Giants did and I found that crazy.

Football is like soccer where everyone has that squad they live and die with during the season. Baseball is that friend that is always there no matter what. Basketball’s season just doesn’t really do that. I can speculate but the only time basketball fans feel the same way is when it’s in relation to another player: people are attached to Kobe the way I’m attached to the Yankees. The downside to that is at some point Kobe leaves. Jordan left. LeBron will ride out. They all leave.

 

[tremonthustler1]

And back then following a team was work. It’s easy as hell to pick a team or players and follow them now. What y’all know about the basketball national schedule meaning something because that might be the only time you catch your team playing? What y’all know about not having cable and appreciating when your team played on local TV? What y’all know about following ESPN2’s bottom line waiting for your team’s results and then getting when it goes to commercial right before your team’s game comes up? You appreciate shyt like that when you passionately follow a team to the top.

 

[CJ]

This dude grew up in Camden (across from Philly) whose late dad was an eagles fan.

 

[Manuel Hot Pepper Lopez]

NBA fans also ain't willing to throw them hands at the drop of a hat like NFL fans
Rocking an opposing jersey to an NBA game is nothing like it is at NFL game, or even college bball & football games or certain MLB games

 

[NYC Rebel]

 

[Methodical]

I remember something Chris Russo said when the Giants ended their drought in 2010 (one day I hope to feel the way he felt when he did that monologue). He said growing up, you had to do 2 things: pick your rock band and pick your baseball team and those two things would always be with you no matter where you go and he highlighted a timeline of his life where somehow important aspects of his life were marked by what the SF Giants did and I found that crazy.

Football is like soccer where everyone has that squad they live and die with during the season. Baseball is that friend that is always there no matter what. Basketball’s season just doesn’t really do that. I can speculate but the only time basketball fans feel the same way is when it’s in relation to another player: people are attached to Kobe the way I’m attached to the Yankees. The downside to that is at some point Kobe leaves. Jordan left. LeBron will ride out. They all leave.

Well said