Why won't they allow fighting in the NBA but they do in NHL?

[Sir Jebbi]

Is it to protect the stars?

Alot of "tough guys" in the NBA would get exposed..

 

[FaTaL]

nhl has low ratings for reason, fighting hurts ratings and sponsorships

 

[Bunchy Carter]

Is it to protect the stars?

Alot of "tough guys" in the NBA would get exposed..

Use a Drake smiley to talk about tough guys being exposed bruh

 

[Damnshow]

Because NHL is a caucasian barbaric sports

 

[The Pledge]

Most of the NBA can't fight.

 

[Fill Collins]

If it were up to me, all (male) professional athletes would be wearing less clothes

 

[Canada Goose]

OP, are you 15? You don't remember Malice in the Palace? It was a huge black eye for the league.



Even without fighting, the NBA is leaps and bounds more popular than the NHL. Fighting is not needed in the NBA.

 

[Elim Garak]

What you can fight in the NHL?

 

[Carl Tethers]

If it were up to me, all (male) professional athletes would be wearing less clothes

 

[UncleTomFord15]

I much rather see a bunch of white people fighting each other than black people

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

I mean, yeah its "allowed" but you still get a time-out penalty for it

 

[MikelArteta]

There are barely any fights in the NHL anymore

If you fight you're gone for five min

 

[T-K-G]

Hockey players are on ice skates they can't generate full force into a punch like an NBA player would, you seriously think all of these hockey guys are this weak that players aren't having their jaws broken weekly?

 

[Jeshaman]

Fighting isn’t really black culture

 

[Strapped]

Why would the league want a player to hurt someone or hurt himself & be out for months messing up the leagues money & perception