That’s right, the NBA, nearly every black teenagers dream job, is racist against blacks. According to a recent study.

NEW YORK (AP) - 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.

Justin Wolfers, an assistant professor of business and public policy at Penn’s Wharton School, and Joseph Price, a Cornell graduate student in economics, said the difference in calls “is large enough that the probability of a team winning is noticeably affected by the racial composition of the refereeing crew.”

The study, conducted over a 13-season span through 2004, found that the racial makeup of a three-man officiating crew affected calls by up to 4 1/2 percent.

The NBA strongly criticized the study, which was based on information from publicly available box scores, which show only the referees’ names and contain no information about which official made a call.

“The study that is cited in the New York Times article is wrong,” president of league and basketball operations Joel Litvin told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. “The fact is there is no evidence of racial bias in foul calls made by NBA officials and that is based on a study conducted by our experts who looked at data that was far more robust and current than the data relied upon by Professor Wolfers.

How long until Jesse Jackson demands the NBA increase the percentage of black officials? Or the ACLU demands the NBA stop racially profiling blacks on the court? We obviously need stricter quotas to ensure racial equality at the free-throw line.

Not even our sports are safe from moonbattery!

On a personal note - good luck to the Mavs tonight. Send those smug San Fran bozos home to the freak show where they belong. A team from the bay area called the “Warriors” is the biggest joke ever. In San Fran they spit on the real warriors. Also, they have the most obnoxious sports fans ever. I’m with Barkley. They’re goin down!

UPDATE:

Who are you, and what have you done with Dirk?

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