Whites-only Basketball League

A new professional basketball league boasting rosters made up exclusively of white Americans has its eyes set on Augusta, but the team isn't receiving a warm welcome.

The All-American Basketball Alliance announced in a news release Sunday evening that it intends to start its inaugural season in June and hopes Augusta will be one of 12 cities with a team.

"Only players that are natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league," the statement said.
Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver, who has publicly expressed his support for minor league teams in the past, said he would not do the same for this team.

"As a sports enthusiast, I have always supported bringing more sporting activities to Augusta," he said. "However, in this instance I could not support in good conscience bringing in a team that did not fit with the spirit of inclusiveness that I, along with many others, have worked so hard to foster in our city."

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Don "Moose" Lewis, the commissioner of the AABA, said the reasoning behind the league's roster restrictions is not racism.

"There's nothing hatred about what we're doing," he said. "I don't hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now. Here's a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like."

Lewis said he wants to emphasize fundamental basketball instead of "street-ball" played by "people of color." He pointed out recent incidents in the NBA, including Gilbert Arenas' indefinite suspension after bringing guns into the Washington Wizards locker room, as examples of fans' dissatisfaction with the way current professional sports are run.

"Would you want to go to the game and worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch?" he said. "That's the culture today, and in a free country we should have the right to move ourselves in a better direction."

The Atlanta-based league, which will operate as a single-entity owning all of its teams, is looking for local contacts to pay $10,000 to become a "licensee" in one of 12 cities throughout the Southeast. Lewis said he has already received threats from people opposed to the roster restrictions and several cities have told him to stay out of town. Lewis said he has yet to hear from any one in Augusta.

"We need a local person ingrained into the community to make this successful," he said.

Lewis said he expects to eventually find support in every town with a team.

"People will come out and support a product they can identify with. I'm the spoken minority right now, but if people will give us a chance, it'll work... The white game of basketball, which is essentially a fundamental game, works."

Lewis said he wasn't sure where the team will play.

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Don "Moose" Lewis, the commissioner of the AABA, said the reasoning behind the league's roster restrictions is not racism.

...even though he's starting a league which will exclude black people because he feels that will eliminate undesirable characteristics from the game.

Lewis said he wants to emphasize fundamental basketball instead of "street-ball" played by "people of color."

Behind closed doors, guys like him call it "n*****-ball". That was used to describe Nolan Richardson's style at Arkansas. But when Pitino does it, he's a genius.

locking this up since it's a racist topic


wait, this isn't OS


still what a stupid idea, this has lawsuit written all over it

locking this up since it's a racist topic


wait, this isn't OS


still what a stupid idea, this has lawsuit written all over it

they probably won't get sued because they're white

locking this up since it's a racist topic


wait, this isn't OS


still what a stupid idea, this has lawsuit written all over it

they probably won't get sued because they're white

Umm no...they will be sued. By minorities. White people are not allowed to exclude minorities from activities: thats racist... but white people can not be in latino/black/other minority organizations: not racist. Do you see the difference there?
Not saying what this guy is saying is right, its not. Plenty of players dont "flip off fans, attack you (that whole...one time that happened), and grab their crotch" But in this country? these guys are gonna get sued and quickly. Especially if they're doing a Whites only league in the south. Thats just too close to wearing hoods for most people.

If georgia and SC cant have confederate flags on their statehouse grounds: this will never get off the ground. Period.

haha this can't be true. sounds like something that came from the 'onion'

So, how many of us are trying out?

When I saw the thread title I was like WTF? That's racist! Now that I read it, I know for a fact that this league isn't heading in a good direction.

I'm in for try-outs. This'll be like the WNBA, but with men.

Unfortunately Jae, we're also excluded:

Only players that are natural born United States citizens

So, how many of us are trying out?

Does jewish exclude me?

By minorities. White people are not allowed to exclude minorities from activities: thats racist...

Yeah, we can. Private organizations can exclude anyone they wish. You just can't be big enough to be worth taking to court and harming the public reputation of. You'll win the court case, but you'll be bled dry in the process.

And since it's literally like five guys trying to start this, it'll never get off the ground and be popular enough to be worth the cost to sue like the Club was.

Unfortunately Jae, we're also excluded:

Only players that are natural born United States citizens

Fucking racist bastards.

What part of ALL-AMERICAN Basketball League don't you outback wallabies understand?

USA! USA! USA! USA!

What part of ALL-AMERICAN Basketball League don't you outback wallabies understand?

USA! USA! USA! USA!

throws a full jar of vegemite at benji

i'm thinking 3 point shooting percentages will go through the roof.

Don't throw your toxic sludge at me.

So, how many of us are trying out?

That's what I want to know.

I could care less about some nut wanting an all-white league. In America, private organizations can do whatever they want. I just hate the attitude that white athletes are the more cerebral/fundamental than black athletes. That kind of thinking kept black men from playing QB in the NFL for a long time. And no one in the history of the NBA was more cerebral than Bill Russell.