Alright, let’s talk about something I messed around with today – famous white basketball players. It’s a topic that came up, and I thought, why not dive in and see what I could find?
So, first things first, I hit up the usual spots online, you know, the big search engines. Typed in “famous white basketball players” and started scrolling. It’s a bit of a mixed bag out there. You’ve got your articles, some random lists, and the usual Wikipedia stuff. I skimmed through a bunch of them to get a feel for what people were saying.
One name that kept popping up was Larry Bird. This guy’s a legend, no doubt. Apparently, he’s got some cool nicknames like “Larry Legend” and “the Hick from French Lick.” I mean, who comes up with these names? Anyway, from what I gathered, Bird is considered by many as one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, white NBA player ever.
But it wasn’t just Bird. There were mentions of other big names like Jerry West, Dirk Nowitzki, John Stockton, Rick Barry, Luka Dončić, and Nikola Jokić. It seems like these guys have all made a significant impact on the game. I mean, I’ve heard of some of them, but I’m not exactly a basketball expert, so I just went with what the articles were saying.
I also stumbled upon some interesting numbers. Did you know that in 2023, the NBA was made up of about 70.4% black players, 17.5% white players, 2.2% Latino players, and 0.2% Asian players? I found that on some site talking about racial equality in sports. It got me thinking about how diverse the league really is.
And here’s another thing I learned: The Dallas Mavericks, for a good chunk of their seasons, had quite a few white players on their roster. Like, in 15 of the last 21 seasons, they had three or more, and in over half of those, they had at least four. Even had at least two starting white players. That’s pretty interesting, right?
Oh, and before I forget, I found out that this guy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, was the NBA’s all-time leading scorer for a super long time. He had like, 38,387 career points. That’s insane! And apparently, he dominated in a bunch of other areas too.
So, that’s basically what I did today. I just hopped online, searched around, and tried to learn a bit about famous white basketball players. It was a fun little research session. I definitely learned some new stuff, and it got me thinking about the diversity and history of the NBA.
- Larry Bird is a huge deal. People call him “Larry Legend” and he’s often considered the best white player ever.
- There are other big names like Jerry West, Dirk Nowitzki, John Stockton, Rick Barry, Luka Dončić, and Nikola Jokić.
- The NBA’s racial makeup in 2023 was 70.4% black, 17.5% white, 2.2% Latino, and 0.2% Asian, according to some activist’s report.
- The Dallas Mavericks often had a lot of white players on their team.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a scoring machine and dominated the game in many ways.
My Findings:
That’s all for my little adventure today. Hope you found it somewhat interesting!
