May 2, 2007

Racist Refs

An academic study of NBA officiating found that white referees called fouls at a greater rate against black players than against white players, The New York Times reported on its Web site Tuesday night.
The study by a University of Pennsylvania assistant professor and Cornell graduate student also found that black officials called fouls more frequently against white players than black, but noted that that tendency was not as pronounced.
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4 comments:

Jundi said...

here's my comment though .. what is the percentage of white people in the NBA .. less than 1%?
so of course they're calling more fouls against the black players .. DUH!

Anonymous said...

okay,not the i now much about basketball but blacks are much more talented.

another note,don't u miss coming to mahjoub?
ur threads have been missed.
really make a 2nd thought about it,u used to support the palestinian cause alot there
reconsider ur decision plz

Jundi said...

do i miss it .. hmm let me think .. no.

btw i still come around all i did was that i stopped posting.

maybe if the administration and the rules change i'll come back ;)

and if you don't mind me asking .. who are you?

Anonymous said...

this is ridiculous...