reflects black ghetto culture, just as jazz and blues music embodied black culture in the past. The game of basketball often brings the black-man to mind, because blacks predominantly play it; however, environmental reasons play a huge role in the success of blacks in basketball. Many players, coaches, and reporters of basketball label the black style of the sport as “city, playground, or ghetto” ball while calling the white style
“noncity or blue collar.” These terms, although stereotypical, show…
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