White Men Can't Blog

So French Lick, Indiana's favorite son, Larry Bird, made some "off-color" remarks during an ESPN special that will air tonight at 7:00 p.m. When asked whether the NBA lacked enough white superstars, Larry had the audacity to state the obvious and say "yes." He should know. He WAS the last white superstar in the NBA. He also stated, "It is a black man's game, and it will be forever. I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American." That last part might be overstating the case a bit, but on the whole, Larry's saying what we all know. The only strange part was the implication that a few white stars would "get [white America] a little excited." As in, white people would help stem the league's flagging ratings and come charging back to the fold if only there were some good, fundamental, white jumpshooters to cheer for. What? I don't like Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash because they're white. Nor do I like Kobe and Ben Wallace IN SPITE of the fact that they're black. That's just fucking stupid. As a white guy, I get enough disrespect on the court as it is. I have to prove that I can play every time I get on the court just to earn the ball... and the grudging respect of the black and Hispanic players in my neighborhood. I don't need a bunch of white dudes getting schooled on national television every week to make my life harder.