NBA Whiners Detract from the Game

People who constantly whine are no fun to be around–or to watch. Such people are the current NBA players. They whine about everything. Allen Iverson whined about practice. Latrell Sprewell whined that $14 million was not enough of a yearly salary to feed his family. Rasheed Wallace complains that he is innocent of any foul, but the replay shows he was just playing lazy defense and had no case to be made for his histrionics. Tim Duncan whines that he is fouled every time he misses a shot. He must think his woeful free throw percentage is attributable to a phantom foul from the opposition.

No player ever seems to commit a foul, except those cheap shot “hard fouls” the former players and announcers like to wow about, when really they have no place in basketball. No player ever seems to miss a shot, he must have been fouled.

If they’re not careful, the initials NBA might be made fun of, like the NFL taking on the moniker “No Fun League” or “Not For Long.” How about the National Bitching Association? Or, Never Been Acquitted. Nice, Blameless and Angelic. And, since Josh Howard’s admission about marijuana and Joakim Noah’s recent arrest, Narcotics, Bud, Afghani, or Noah Buys Afghani.

The refs take the fun out of the game. With all the whining the players do, it seems no one appreciates the refs, and all they do is muck up the game. The NBA itself has created this mess, which threatens to ruin the game and there is no solution in sight because of the whining that would come from management, the players and their union, and the coaches.

And with refs like Tim Donaghy, who was recently caught gambling on NBA games, how about the National Betting Association.